UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8503.00
8503 00 20 10: Electric motor and generator parts: For use in certain types of aircraft
Electric motor and generator parts
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8503 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501 or 8502
- 8503 00 20 00 Steel laminations and stator and rotor cores, whether or not stacked
- 8503 00 20 10 For use in certain types of aircraft
What you pay
Importing into UK
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 suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- 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
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
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| 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 |
Footnotes
TN211 The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain goo…
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
TN702 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 (OJ L365, p. 46), the export of good…
(a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or
(b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibitions shall be without prejudice to the execution until 21 March 2015 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 20 December 2014, or by ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
When related to the use in Crimea or Sevastopol, the prohibitions do not apply where there are no reasonable grounds to determine that the goods and technology or the services are to be used in Crimea or Sevastopol.
UK: imports by month · HS 8503.00
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £60.5m | 14.1% | +9.2% |
 France | £47.6m | 11.1% | -15% |
 Germany | £44.1m | 10.3% | +23.2% |
 Poland | £43.5m | 10.2% | +305% |
 Italy | £40.5m | 9.5% | +65.4% |
 China | £37.8m | 8.8% | +13% |
 India | £37.3m | 8.7% | +248.5% |
 Switzerland | £25.7m | 6% | +656.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8503.00 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501 or 8502
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines USA Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
Brazil 12.6% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 16.3% 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 4% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 1% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 3% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 8503.00
- 8503 00 10 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8503 00 10 90Parts suitable for use solely or principally with: non-magnetic retaining rings, other
- 8503 00 20 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8503 00 20 20Plated steel core of the electric motor rotor of electric air conditioning compressors for motor vehicles: -with an outer diameter of 65 mm or more but not more than 80 mm, -with an inner diameter of 15 mm or more but not more than 25 mm, -with a height of 30 mm or more but not more than 45 mm, -with a weight of 0.5 kg or more but not more than 0.8 kg, -without windings
- 8503 00 20 30Plated steel core of the electric motor stator of electric air conditioning compressors for motor vehicles: -with an outer diameter of 90 mm or more but not more than 120 mm, -with an inner diameter of 65 mm or more but not more than 80 mm, -with a height of 30 mm or more but not more than 45 mm, -with a weight of 0.7 kg or more but not more than 1.2 kg, -without windings
- 8503 00 20 90Steel laminations and stator and rotor cores, whether: other
- 8503 00 91 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8503 00 91 31Rotor, at the inner side provided with one or two magnetic rings (uniform or sectional) whether or not incorporated in a steel ring or bearing mounted in steel housing
- 8503 00 91 99Of cast iron or cast steel: other, other
- 8503 00 98 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8503 00 98 32Rotor, at the inner side provided with one or two magnetic rings (uniform or sectional) whether or not incorporated in a steel ring or bearing mounted in steel housing
- 8503 00 98 33Stator for brushless motor of electrical power steering with a roundness tolerance of 50 μm
- 8503 00 98 37Rotor for electric motor, with the rotor cylindrical body made of agglomerated ferrite or sintered neodymium or plastoneodymium, with or without metal shaft and with or without plastic elements: - diameter of the rotor body of 15mm or more but not more than 37mm, - length of the rotor body of 12mm or more but not more than 36mm
- 8503 00 98 40Pressure casted inner housing of a cooling channel system for an electrical motor: -of en ac-47100 aluminum, -shot-blasted and machined, -leakproof to the degree of 3 ml per minute or less under 2.75 bar pressure, -with a hardness of 70 or more on the hardness brinell wolfram (hbw) scale (2.5/62.5, according to iso 6506), -with a tensile strength of 190 n/mm² or more, -with a height of 160 mm or more, but not more than 330 mm, -with a diameter of 240 mm or more, but not more than 368 mm, -with a weight of 3 kg or more, but not more than 5.84 kg
- 8503 00 98 43Silicone or plastic keyboards, comprising: -parts of common metal, and -whether or not comprising parts of plastic, -epoxy resin reinforced with fiberglass or wood, -whether or not printed or surface-treated, -with or without electrical conductors, -with or without a membrane bonded to the keyboard, -with or without mono or multilayer protective film
- 8503 00 98 45Armature for the electric motor in starter motors of passenger cars and commercial vehicles with: -an outer diameter of 52 mm or more but not more than 80 mm, -a commutator copper wire diameter of 2 mm or more but not more than 4 mm
- 8503 00 98 53Pressure casted rotor cover of the cooling channel system in the electrical motor: - of en ac-47100-f aluminum, - with a sealing cap of stainless steel, - shot-blasted and machined, - leakproof to the degree of 1ml per minute or less under 2.75 bar pressure, - with a hardness of 70 hbw or more (2.5/62.5, according to iso 6506), - with a tensile strength of 190 n/mm² or more, - with a height of 42mm or more, but not more than 64mm, - with a diameter of 88mm or more, but not more than 132mm, - with a weight of 0.3kg or more, but not more than 0.5kg
- 8503 00 98 55Stator for brushless motor, with: -an internal diameter of 206.6 mm (± 0.5) -an external diameter of 265.0 mm (± 0.2) and -a width of 37.2 mm or more but not more than 47.8 mm of a kind used in the manufacture of washing machine, washer-dryer or dryer equipped with direct drive drums
- 8503 00 98 63Pressure casted outer housing of an electrical motor: - of en ac-47100 aluminum, - with or without overmolded bearing sleeves of martensitic stainless steel and assembled sealing caps of stainless steel, - shot-blasted and machined, - with or without a rotor chamber, leakproof to the degree of 3 ml per minute or less under 2.75 bar pressure, - with a hardness of 70 or more on the hardness brinell wolfram (hbw) scale (2.5/62.5, according to iso 6506), - with a tensile strength of 190 n/mm² or more, - with a height of 195mm or more, but not more than 430mm, - with a width of 290mm or more, but not more than 625mm, - with a length of 270mm or more, but not more than 535mm, - with a weight of 5.2kg or more, but not more than 12.5kg
- 8503 00 98 73Pressure die-cast electric motor stator housing: -of en ac-46000 aluminium, -shot-blasted and machined, -with a height of 70 mm or more but not more than 76 mm, -with a width of 155 mm or more but not more than 162 mm, -with a weight of 330 g or more but not more than 360 g
- 8503 00 98 75Stator body of stacked electrical sheet having: -an inner diameter of 18 mm or more, but not more than 35 mm, -an outer diameter of 35 mm or more, but not more than 65 mm, and -a length of 20 mm or more, but not more than 65 mm -whether or not incorporated in a housing
- 8503 00 98 99Parts suitable for use solely or principally with: other, other, other, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N362523 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of rotor core from China
- H288213 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest Nos. 4601-17-101789; Classification of Anode and Cathode Components of a Solid Oxide Fuell Cell Machine ATTN Dirik J. Lolkus, Supervisory Import Specialist
- N362016 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a lamination core and a shaft from South Korea
- N360627 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of parts for motors and sensors from various countries
13 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Commodity code 8503 00 20 10 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 8503.00 (parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501…).
The third-country duty is 2%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of electric motor and generator parts (HS 8503.00) into the UK came to £428.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 42% on the year before); United States supplied 14%, followed by France.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%, the US duty is 0%–6.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%–20%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 1%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 3% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8503.00 worth US$380m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 8503 00 20 10?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 2%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 8503 00 20 10?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 174 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 8503 00 20 10?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 8503.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$70m), followed by France.