# European Union tariff lines under HS 8503.00

> The European Union tariff splits HS 8503.00 (parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02) into 22 national lines: 8503 00 10 10 (for use in certain types of aircraft), 8503 00 10 90 (other), 8503 00 20 10 (for use in certain types of aircraft), 8503 00 20 20 (plated 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) and 18 others. The general (MFN) duty is 2.7% on all 22 lines.

Source: https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/850300
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [European Union](https://border.bot/countries/european-union) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/85) / [8503.00](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/850300)

## Key facts

- HS subheading: [8503.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850300)
- Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- National lines: 22
- Import VAT/GST in the European Union: VAT 21%
- De minimis in the European Union: Flat €3 duty up to €150; tax always charged
- Tariff: [European Union](https://border.bot/countries/european-union)
- Chapter: 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

## European Union lines under 8503.00

The European Union tariff splits HS 8503.00 (parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02) into 22 national lines: 8503 00 10 10 (for use in certain types of aircraft), 8503 00 10 90 (other), 8503 00 20 10 (for use in certain types of aircraft), 8503 00 20 20 (plated 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) and 18 others.

The general (MFN) duty is 2.7% on all 22 lines.

- [8503 00 10 10](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503001010) Non-magnetic retaining rings, For use in certain types of aircraft. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 10 90](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503001090) Non-magnetic retaining rings, Other. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 20 10](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503002010) Steel laminations and stator and rotor cores, whether or not stacked, For use in certain types of aircraft. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 20 20](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503002020) Steel laminations and stator and rotor cores, whether or not stacked, Plated 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 20 30](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503002030) Steel laminations and stator and rotor cores, whether or not stacked, Plated 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 20 90](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503002090) Steel laminations and stator and rotor cores, whether or not stacked, Other. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 91 10](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009110) Other, Of cast iron or cast steel, For use in certain types of aircraft. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 91 31](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009131) Other, Of cast iron or cast steel, Other, Rotor, 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 91 99](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009199) Of cast iron or cast steel, Other. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 10](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009810) Other, Other, For use in certain types of aircraft. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 32](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009832) Other, Other, Other, Rotor, 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 33](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009833) Other, Other, Other, Stator for brushless motor of electrical power steering with a roundness tolerance of 50 μm. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 37](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009837) Other, Other, Other, Rotor 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 40](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009840) Other, Other, Other, Pressure 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 43](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009843) Other, Other, Other, Silicone 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 45](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009845) Other, Other, Other, Armature 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 53](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009853) Other, Other, Other, Pressure 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 55](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009855) Other, Other, Other, Stator 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 63](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009863) Other, Other, Other, Pressure 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,…. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 73](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009873) Other, Other, Other, Pressure 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 75](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009875) Other, Other, Other, Stator 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. Duty (MFN): 2.7%
- [8503 00 98 99](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/8503009899) Other. Duty (MFN): 2.7%

## Import VAT and de minimis in the European Union

The European Union charges VAT on imports at a standard rate of 21%.

From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, consignments sold to buyers in the European Union worth up to €150 pay a flat customs duty of €3 per tariff classification in the consignment instead of the tariff rate. Import tax is charged whatever the value.

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8503.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (11 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/850300): 11 lines, used by 1 other country
- [The Harmonized System text for 8503.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850300)

- Previous subheading: [8502.40](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/850240) Electric rotary converters
- Next subheading: [8504.10](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/850410) Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes

## Frequently asked questions

### How many national tariff lines does the European Union tariff have under HS 8503.00?

The European Union tariff splits HS 8503.00 (parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02) into 22 national lines: 8503 00 10 10 (for use in certain types of aircraft), 8503 00 10 90 (other), 8503 00 20 10 (for use in certain types of aircraft), 8503 00 20 20 (plated 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) and 18 others.

### What is the duty on HS 8503.00 in the European Union?

The general (MFN) duty is 2.7% on all 22 lines.

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.

The duty rates for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.

The import taxes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, imported from a file, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The de minimis thresholds for the European Union come from border.bot release 2, entered by border.bot, and have been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/9e277705-ac42-441d-8580-90cd730d9bc6/Geographical%20areas%20composition.xlsx
- https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/bfb94607-8b4c-40c3-ad33-1efef11bb80a/Duties%20Import%2001-99.xlsx
- https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/4b3c682c-947c-4f34-932d-0b8d192537bd/Measure%20exclusions.xlsx
- https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/13694f84-6980-4966-8c91-22459447b52b/Nomenclature%20EN.xlsx

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/850300.json