UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8505.11
8505 11 10 77: Metal permanent magnets: Article of an alloy of neodymium, in the form of arched rectangles, whether or not coated or passivated with a surface treatment, with: - a width of 9.1 mm or more but not more than 10.5 mm, - a length of 20 mm or more but not more than 30.1 mm, intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation
Metal permanent magnets
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8505 Electromagnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation; electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes; electromagnetic lifting heads
- Permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation
- 8505 11 00 00 Of metal
- 8505 11 10 00 Containing neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium or samarium
- Other
- 8505 11 10 77 Article of an alloy of neodymium, in the form of arched rectangles, whether or not coated or passivated with a surface treatment, with: - a width of 9.1 mm or more but not more than 10.5 mm, - a length of 20 mm or more but not more than 30.1 mm, intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation
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 suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2026
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (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
- 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
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 |
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 8505.11
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £35.1m | 74.4% | +43.4% |
 United States | £2.6m | 5.5% | +31% |
 Italy | £2.1m | 4.4% | -17.8% |
 Switzerland | £1.8m | 3.7% | +70.9% |
 Germany | £1.4m | 3% | +19.4% |
 India | £901k | 1.9% | +392.5% |
| United Kingdom | £797k | 1.7% | -10.9% |
 France | £309k | 0.7% | -13.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8505.11 Permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent: of metal
EU 2.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA 2.1% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2.5% 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 2.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 8505.11
- 8505 11 10 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8505 11 10 20Articles, of an alloy of neodymium, in the shape of a rectangle, triangle, square, or trapezoid, -whether or not arched, -whether or not with rounded corners or oblique sides, -whether or not colour marked -whether or not coated or passivated with a surface treatment, -whether or not consisting of segments bonded together and electrically insulated from one another with: -a length of 9 mm or more, but not more than 105 mm, -a width of 5 mm or more, but not more than 105 mm, -a thickness of 2 mm or more, but not more than 55 mm intended to become permanent magnet after magnetisation
- 8505 11 10 23Bars in the form of arched rectangles, containing alloy containing neodymium, with: -a length of 15 mm or more but not more than 52 mm, -a width of 5 mm or more but not more than 42 mm, -whether or not coated or passivated with a surface treatment, intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation
- 8505 11 10 28Articles containing alloy containing neodymium, in the form of rings, tubes, bushings or collars: -with an external diameter of not more than 45 mm, -with a height of not more than 45 mm, -whether or not coated or passivated with a surface treatment, intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation
- 8505 11 10 30Permanent magnets of an alloy of neodymium, either in the shape of a rectangle, whether or not rounded, whether or not coated or passivated with a surface treatment, with: -a rectangular or a trapezoidal cross-section, -a length of not more than 140 mm, -a width of not more than 90 mm and -a thickness of not more than 55 mm, or in the shape of an arched rectangle with: -a length of not more than 75 mm, -a width of not more than 40 mm, -a thickness of not more than 7 mm and -a radius of curvature of more than 86 mm but not more than 241 mm, -layers of nickel and copper or in the shape of a disc with: -a diameter of not more than 90 mm, -whether or not a hole in the centre
- 8505 11 10 35Article of an alloy of neodymium, in the shape of a disc, with: -a diameter of not more than 90 mm, -whether or not a hole in the centre, -layers of copper, nickel and/or zinc, intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation
- 8505 11 10 74Articles in shape of flat bars, arched bars, quarter sleeves or trapezoid whether or not arched, rounded corners or oblique sides made of ferrite, or cobalt, or samarium or other rare-earth metals, or their alloy, - whether or not overmolded with polymers, - whether or not coated or passivated with a surface treatment, with: - a length of 5 mm or more, but not more than 60 mm, - a width of 5 mm or more, but not more than 40 mm, - a thickness of 3 mm or more, but not more than 15 mm, intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation
- 8505 11 10 75A quarter sleeve intended to become permanent magnet after magnetisation, - consisting of at least neodymium, iron and boron, - with a width of 9.1 mm or more but not more than 10.5 mm, - with a length of 20 mm or more but not more than 30.1 mm, of a kind used on rotors for the manufacture of fuel pumps
- 8505 11 10 76Articles of an alloy of neodymium, or an alloy of samarium, - whether or not coated or passivated with a surface treatment, - whether or not covered with zinc, - in the shape of rectangles, with: - a length of 13.8 mm or more but not more than 45.2 mm, - a width of 7.8 mm or more but not more than 25.2 mm, - a height of 1.3 mm or more but not more than 4.7 mm, intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation
- 8505 11 10 77Article of an alloy of neodymium, in the form of arched rectangles, whether or not coated or passivated with a surface treatment, with: - a width of 9.1 mm or more but not more than 10.5 mm, - a length of 20 mm or more but not more than 30.1 mm, intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation
- 8505 11 10 78Two permanent magnets made of a praseodymium-neodymium alloy, in a rectangular steel holder with an outer casing of rubber with outer dimensions: -a length of 200 mm or more but not more than 205 mm, -a width of 58 mm or more but not more than 62 mm, -a height of 25 mm or more but not more than 30 mm, with a stud mounted in the middle
- 8505 11 10 99Containing neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium or samarium: other, other
- 8505 11 90 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 8505 11 90 74Articles in shape of flat bars, arched bars, quarter sleeves or trapezoid whether or not arched, rounded corners or oblique sides made of ferrite, or cobalt, or samarium or other rare-earth metals, or their alloy, - whether or not overmolded with polymers, - whether or not coated or passivated with a surface treatment, with: - a length of 5 mm or more, but not more than 60 mm, - a width of 5 mm or more, but not more than 40 mm, - a thickness of 3 mm or more, but not more than 15 mm, intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation
- 8505 11 90 99Permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent: of metal, 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.
- N350419 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a magnetizer from South Korea
- N348142 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a bar magnet from China
- N347290 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a magnet ring from China
- N345025 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of magnetic fishbowl cleaners from China
12 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Commodity code 8505 11 10 77 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 8505.11 (permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent: of metal).
The third-country duty is free.
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 Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of metal permanent magnets (HS 8505.11) into the UK came to £47.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 35% on the year before); China supplied 74%, followed by United States.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 2.2%, the Türkiye duty is 2.2%, the US duty is 2.1%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 16%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2.2% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8505.11 worth US$44m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 8505 11 10 77?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 8505 11 10 77?
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 8505 11 10 77?
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 8505.11 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$30m), followed by Italy.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.