Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8505
8505.90: Electromagnets: other, including parts
Other electromagnets and parts
Official description Other, including parts
8505.90 is the HS subheading for other electromagnets and parts, under heading 8505 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8505 90 00 00 Other, including parts Free
- Electromagnets; electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices Free
- 8505 90 21 00 Electromagnets of a kind used solely or principally for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus other than electromagnets of heading 9018 Free
- 8505 90 29 00 Other Free
- 8505 90 29 10 For use in certain types of aircraft Free
- 8505 90 29 99 Other Free
- 8505 90 50 00 Electromagnetic lifting heads Free
- 8505 90 50 10 For use in certain types of aircraft Free
- 8505 90 50 90 Other Free
- 8505 90 90 00 Parts Free
- 8505 90 90 10 For use in certain types of aircraft Free
- 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
- 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.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 8 lines
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Tariff lines
- on 6 of 8 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
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
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$91.2kUS$91.2k+US$7.9m+US$52.8m+> US$134.6m
Exports: 140
- China: US$677.1m
- Germany: US$553.7m
- Japan: US$262.5m
- United States: US$191.2m
- France: US$134.6m
- Mexico: US$129.9m
- South Korea: US$120.5m
- Italy: US$117.3m
- United Kingdom: US$86.2m
- Poland: US$85.5m
- Czechia: US$76m
- Romania: US$67.2m
- Thailand: US$56.6m
- Switzerland: US$52.8m
- New Zealand: US$51.9m
- Taiwan: US$49.2m
- Austria: US$46.1m
- Türkiye: US$44.2m
- Vietnam: US$40m
- India: US$32m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$28.5m
- Netherlands: US$24.3m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Spain: US$21.9m
- Philippines: US$20.9m
- Sweden: US$20.1m
- Singapore: US$19m
- Slovakia: US$18.7m
- Denmark: US$15.2m
- Ireland: US$12.4m
- Canada: US$11.3m
- Belgium: US$9.9m
- Hungary: US$9m
- South Africa: US$8.5m
- Finland: US$7.9m
- Indonesia: US$7.7m
- Bulgaria: US$5.4m
- Brazil: US$4.6m
- Morocco: US$3.9m
- Slovenia: US$3.8m
- Lithuania: US$3.7m
- Australia: US$3.4m
- Israel: US$3.4m
- Norway: US$3.3m
- Tunisia: US$3.1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2.7m
- Estonia: US$2.4m
- Russia: US$1.9m
- Latvia: US$1.5m
- Greece: US$1.4m
- Portugal: US$1.3m
- Luxembourg: US$1.3m
- Costa Rica: US$818.9k
- Ecuador: US$599.4k
- Ukraine: US$598.8k
- United Arab Emirates: US$461.9k
- Serbia: US$461.9k
- Kazakhstan: US$428.1k
- Dominican Republic: US$363.3k
- Cyprus: US$330.5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$385.2kUS$385.2k+US$3.5m+US$41.1m+> US$100.5m
Imports: 205
- United States: US$484.4m
- Germany: US$354.6m
- China: US$305.7m
- Japan: US$146.3m
- Mexico: US$144.6m
- Hungary: US$135.7m
- Czechia: US$100.5m
- Poland: US$90.9m
- India: US$90.8m
- France: US$86.7m
- Romania: US$86.1m
- South Korea: US$83.3m
- Thailand: US$81.5m
- Italy: US$68.1m
- United Kingdom: US$60.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$58.1m
- Vietnam: US$56.5m
- Netherlands: US$51.9m
- Austria: US$51.6m
- Brazil: US$49m
- Switzerland: US$41.1m
- Canada: US$38m
- Belgium: US$35m
- Türkiye: US$34.9m
- Malaysia: US$33.9m
- Spain: US$31.2m
- Sweden: US$31.1m
- Philippines: US$28.1m
- Singapore: US$25.2m
- Denmark: US$22.1m
- Taiwan: US$22.1m
- Indonesia: US$21.1m
- Slovakia: US$18m
- Saudi Arabia: US$14m
- Australia: US$13.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12.6m
- Finland: US$11.1m
- Norway: US$9.8m
- South Africa: US$7.6m
- Israel: US$7m
- Russia: US$6.7m
- Tunisia: US$6.7m
- Serbia: US$6.5m
- Portugal: US$6.2m
- Morocco: US$6.2m
- Chile: US$6.2m
- Argentina: US$5.3m
- Slovenia: US$4.4m
- New Zealand: US$4.3m
- Ireland: US$4.1m
- Peru: US$3.9m
- Colombia: US$3.5m
- Bulgaria: US$3.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3.2m
- Ukraine: US$3.1m
- Algeria: US$2.8m
- Egypt: US$2.7m
- Luxembourg: US$2.6m
- Iraq: US$2.6m
- Guatemala: US$2.5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$677.1m | 21.2% |
| 2 | Germany | US$553.7m | 17.4% |
| 3 |  Japan | US$262.5m | 8.2% |
| 4 | United States | US$191.2m | 6% |
| 5 | France | US$134.6m | 4.2% |
| 6 |  Mexico | US$129.9m | 4.1% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$120.5m | 3.8% |
| 8 | Italy | US$117.3m | 3.7% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$86.2m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$85.5m | 2.7% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 6
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N361135 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a solenoid housing and a valve stem from Taiwan
- N322698 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a solenoid valve housing from China
- N316953 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a shift lock solenoid from Japan
- N301495 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of field core coil assemblies and e-coated rotors from China
- N278617 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a magnetic system from Denmark.
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The tariff classification of a magnetic sleeve from China and Vietnam
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.
- Other
Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8505.90 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8505.90 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 2.2% (average 1.4%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported other electromagnets and parts worth £56.4m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £26.28 per kg; China supplied 27%, followed by Germany.
World trade in other electromagnets and parts reached US$3.2bn in 2024, down 2.9% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 21.2% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for electromagnets: other, including parts?
Electromagnets: other, including parts fall under HS subheading 8505.90, part of heading 8505, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on electromagnets: other, including parts in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8505.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on electromagnets: other, including parts in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8505.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2.2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most electromagnets: other, including parts?
China, with US$677.1m in 2024 (21.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export other electromagnets and parts to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other electromagnets and parts?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import other electromagnets and parts from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (27%), Germany (16%) and United States (14%), out of total imports of £56.4m.