Heading · Section XVI
8503: Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501 or 8502
- 2%UK
- 2.7%EU
- 50%–100%Türkiye
- 0%–6.5%USA
- US$25bnWorld trade in 2024
Heading 8503 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 8503.00, in chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof).
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 8503 into 22 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 8503 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 2.7%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 8503 into 12 tariff lines; the statutory rate is between 50% and 100% (average 58.3%).
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 8503 covers 7 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6.5%. 2 of them are duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported heading 8503 goods worth US$25bn (+0.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$6.7bn), followed by Germany.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$4bn.
The United Kingdom ranked 23rd among 185 exporters with US$259.4m.
The United Kingdom imported US$379.9m.
Duty rates compared
UK 2% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines 
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye 50% – 100% Statutory rate (Law 474) 12 tariff lines · average 58.3% 
USA Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 3.1% The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
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World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$200.1kUS$200.1k+US$17.8m+US$343.5m+> US$1bn
Exports: 185
- China: US$6.7bn
- Germany: US$2.9bn
- Japan: US$1.7bn
- United States: US$1.5bn
- India: US$1.1bn
- Italy: US$1bn
- Mexico: US$817.8m
- France: US$742.6m
- Czechia: US$560.3m
- Denmark: US$535.1m
- South Korea: US$484.9m
- Slovenia: US$434.9m
- Austria: US$430m
- Hungary: US$429.4m
- Poland: US$428.7m
- Türkiye: US$419.7m
- Spain: US$410.6m
- Canada: US$385m
- Taiwan: US$343.5m
- Serbia: US$341.4m
- Switzerland: US$338.8m
- Netherlands: US$302.2m
- United Kingdom: US$259.4m
- Vietnam: US$246.2m
- Romania: US$245.4m
- Finland: US$223.7m
- Singapore: US$162.3m
- Thailand: US$145.4m
- Brazil: US$142.9m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$142.6m
- Slovakia: US$135.2m
- Sweden: US$121.4m
- Estonia: US$79.5m
- Philippines: US$68.6m
- Tunisia: US$64.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$61.1m
- Belgium: US$57.2m
- Lithuania: US$51.7m
- Portugal: US$50.7m
- Indonesia: US$46.3m
- Bulgaria: US$43.5m
- Malaysia: US$42m
- Croatia: US$33.1m
- Australia: US$29.8m
- Morocco: US$21m
- Russia: US$17.8m
- Costa Rica: US$17.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$16.7m
- Norway: US$15.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12.1m
- Kazakhstan: US$11.8m
- Ireland: US$11.8m
- South Africa: US$9.6m
- Albania: US$9m
- Malta: US$8.5m
- New Zealand: US$7m
- Ukraine: US$6.6m
- Israel: US$4.9m
- Sri Lanka: US$4.3m
- Brunei: US$4.2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3.8mUS$3.8m+US$43.5m+US$264.2m+> US$735m
Imports: 218
- United States: US$4bn
- Germany: US$3.6bn
- France: US$1.3bn
- Mexico: US$1.1bn
- Italy: US$791.5m
- Vietnam: US$790.4m
- China: US$735m
- Japan: US$711.9m
- India: US$689.5m
- Poland: US$655.4m
- South Korea: US$620.2m
- Czechia: US$607.3m
- Sweden: US$557.9m
- Hungary: US$435.6m
- Serbia: US$391.3m
- United Kingdom: US$379.9m
- Denmark: US$377.1m
- Austria: US$365.9m
- Canada: US$335.8m
- Spain: US$326m
- Netherlands: US$277.9m
- Türkiye: US$264.2m
- Greece: US$254.5m
- Romania: US$250m
- Finland: US$229.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$221m
- Brazil: US$218.7m
- Slovakia: US$218.4m
- Taiwan: US$218.3m
- Indonesia: US$216.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$210.9m
- Australia: US$210.6m
- Switzerland: US$205.4m
- Uzbekistan: US$187.6m
- Ireland: US$166.3m
- Singapore: US$160.2m
- Thailand: US$158.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$154.1m
- Belgium: US$147.2m
- Slovenia: US$137.8m
- South Africa: US$136.3m
- Malaysia: US$116m
- Philippines: US$102m
- Portugal: US$101.4m
- Egypt: US$100.6m
- Kazakhstan: US$94.3m
- Russia: US$80.1m
- Argentina: US$73.3m
- Ecuador: US$66.6m
- Estonia: US$66.5m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$64m
- Chile: US$49.8m
- Norway: US$47.7m
- Azerbaijan: US$43.7m
- Laos: US$43.5m
- Pakistan: US$42m
- Cambodia: US$40.3m
- Zambia: US$38m
- Israel: US$33.5m
- Ethiopia: US$32.9m
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501 or 8502?
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501 or 8502 fall under HS heading 8503, part of chapter 85, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on parts suitable for use solely or principally with… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8503 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on parts suitable for use solely or principally with… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8503 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most parts suitable for use solely or principally with…?
China, with US$6.7bn in 2024 (26.6% of world exports).