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HS code for glow plugs
8511.80 Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used: other equipment
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “glow plugs” points to subheading 8511.80: electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used: other equipment. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
The UK Global Tariff divides 8511.80 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
8511.80 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.2%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 8511.80 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 3.2% (average 2.1%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK 2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU 3.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free – 3.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2.1% 
USA Free – 2.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 25% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 10% 
Brazil 16% – 18% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 17.5% 
Argentina 16% – 18% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 17% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Questions and answers
What is the HS code for glow plugs?
Glow plugs are classified under 8511.80 (Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used: other equipment) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.