8505.90: Electromagnets: other, including parts

1. 8505 90 00 00 Other, including parts Free
2. Electromagnets; electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices Free
3. 8505 90 21 00 Electromagnets of a kind used solely or principally for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus other than electromagnets of heading 9018 Free
4. 8505 90 29 00 Other Free
5. 8505 90 29 10 For use in certain types of aircraft Free
6. 8505 90 29 99 Other Free
7. 8505 90 50 00 Electromagnetic lifting heads Free
8. 8505 90 50 10 For use in certain types of aircraft Free
9. 8505 90 50 90 Other Free
10. 8505 90 90 00 Parts Free
11. 8505 90 90 10 For use in certain types of aircraft Free
12. 8505 90 90 20 Electromagnetic clutch coil in a cylindrical metal housing - the metal housing is made of hot-rolled steel complying with standard jis g 3131 - sphe, - the coil is made of copper wire, - with a weight of 0.4kg or more but not more than 0.85kg, - with a width of 20mm or more but not more than 45mm, - with a plate reinforced to the coil (coil backplate) with an internal diameter of 44mm or more but not more than 46mm, - with an external diameter of 87mm or more but not more than 110mm, - without plunger, - with one connector Free
13. 8505 90 90 90 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£56.4m-2.4% · previous 12 months

Average import price£26.28 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£15m	26.5%	-9.4%
Germany	£9.1m	16.1%	-19.9%
United States	£8m	14.2%	+25.2%
France	£5.2m	9.2%	+33.5%
United Kingdom	£4.1m	7.2%	-1.7%
Italy	£2.7m	4.8%	-14.8%
Spain	£2.1m	3.7%	+40.6%
Ireland	£1.1m	2%	-36.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 2.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.4% Türkiye 1.8% – 2.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.9% USA Free – 1.3% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 0.3% Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Brazil Free – 14.4% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 9.9% Argentina Free – 16% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 10.8% Peru Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines New Zealand Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Taiwan Free – 5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 1.1% GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines North Macedonia 8.5% – 15% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 13.4% Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$677m	21.2%
2	Germany	US$554m	17.4%
3	Japan	US$262m	8.2%
4	United States	US$191m	6%
5	France	US$135m	4.2%
6	Mexico	US$130m	4.1%
7	South Korea	US$120m	3.8%
8	Italy	US$117m	3.7%
9	United Kingdom	US$86m	2.7%
10	Poland	US$85m	2.7%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$484m	15.2%
2	Germany	US$355m	11.1%
3	China	US$306m	9.6%
4	Japan	US$146m	4.6%
5	Mexico	US$145m	4.5%
6	Hungary	US$136m	4.3%
7	Czechia	US$101m	3.2%
8	Poland	US$91m	2.9%
9	India	US$91m	2.9%
10	France	US$87m	2.7%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

• 5%median duty
• 53number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Maldives, Bermuda

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Angola	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	15%	14% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	5.8%	0% – 9%	2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	0%		2023
Azerbaijan	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	1%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	5.8%	0% – 9%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	15%	14% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	0%		2023
Cambodia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	6%	0% – 8%	2023
Colombia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	5%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	18%	5% – 30%	2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	1.4%	0% – 2.2%	2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	6%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	10%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	7.5%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	10%	5% – 15%	2020 · HS 2017
Israel	4.4%	0% – 12%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Kazakhstan	5.8%	0% – 9%	2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	5.8%	0% – 9%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	10%		2023
Malawi	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	35%	20% – 50%	2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritania	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	8%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	10%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	15%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	0%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	4.4%	0% – 12%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	6%	0% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	0.7%	0% – 1%	2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	5.8%	0% – 9%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	0%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	6.4%	0% – 8%	2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Lucia	0%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Sudan	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0%		2023
Syria	5%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	6%	0% – 8%	2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	0%		2023
Togo	10%		2023
Tonga	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	1.9%	1.8% – 2.2%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	3.4%	1% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	0.3%	0% – 1.3%	2023
Uruguay	6.7%	2% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	15%		2023
Venezuela	15%	14% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	5%		2023
Zimbabwe	0%		2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4

77881 Electromagnets; permanent magnets & articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization; electromagnetic/permanent magnet chucks, clamps & similar holding devices; electromagnetic couplings, clutches & brakes; electromagnetic liftin

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 311220

CPC 2.1 product

46939 Other electrical equipment n.e.c. (including electro-magnets; electro-magnetic couplings; clutches and brakes; electro-magnetic lifting heads; electrical particle accelerators; electrical signal generators and apparatus for electro-plating, electrolysis or electrophoresis)

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2790 Manufacture of other electrical equipment

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 6

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

1. Other 19 May 2026

   Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

2. Sanctions 19 May 2026 · Applies from: 20 May 2026

   The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

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