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European Union tariff line 8503 00 10 10: For use in certain types of aircraft

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Key facts

Tariff line
8503 00 10 10
Covers
Non-magnetic retaining rings, for use in certain types of aircraft
Duty (MFN)
2.7%
Preferential rates
From 0% (56 programmes or origins)
Additional duties
None recorded
Restrictions
None recorded
Import VAT/GST in the European Union
VAT 21%
De minimis in the European Union
Flat €3 duty up to €150; tax always charged
HS subheading
8503.00

Summary

In the European Union tariff, line 8503 00 10 10 covers non-magnetic retaining rings, for use in certain types of aircraft. The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.7%. It falls under HS subheading 8503.00 in heading 85.03 (chapter 85).

What this line covers

In the European Union tariff, line 8503 00 10 10 covers non-magnetic retaining rings, for use in certain types of aircraft.

Its legal text is “For use in certain types of aircraft”, read under “Non-magnetic retaining rings”.

How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 8503.00 in heading 85.03 (chapter 85). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the European Union tariff.

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
Heading 85.03
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501 or 8502
Subheading 8503.00
Non-magnetic retaining rings
Line 8503 00 10 10
For use in certain types of aircraft

Duty

The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.7%.

The rate is published on 8503 00 00 00.

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 5 programmes, and to goods from 51 origins.

Preferential rates for 8503 00 10 10
Preferential rateProgramme or origin
0%EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods (1007)
0%CARIFORUM (1033)
0%Eastern and Southern Africa States (1034)
0%SADC EPA (1035)
0%Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member St… (2000)
0%GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) (2005)
0%EEA - European Economic Area (2012)
0%GSP - General arrangements (2020)
0%GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) (2027)
0%OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) (2080)
0%Central America (2200)
0%Mercosur (5500)
0%Albania (AL)
0%Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)
0%Canada (CA)
0%Switzerland (CH)
0%Côte d'Ivoire (CI)
0%Chile (CL)
0%Cameroon (CM)
0%Colombia (CO)
0%Algeria (DZ)
0%Ecuador (EC)
0%Egypt (EG)
0%Fiji (FJ)
0%Faroe Islands (FO)
0%United Kingdom (GB)
0%Georgia (GE)
0%Ghana (GH)
0%Israel (IL)
0%Jordan (JO)
0%Japan (JP)
0%Kenya (KE)
0%South Korea (KR)
0%Lebanon (LB)
0%Morocco (MA)
0%Moldova (MD)
0%Montenegro (ME)
0%North Macedonia (MK)
0%Mexico (MX)
0%New Zealand (NZ)
0%Peru (PE)
0%Papua New Guinea (PG)
0%Palestine (PS)
0%Solomon Islands (SB)
0%Singapore (SG)
0%Syria (SY)
0%Tunisia (TN)
0%Ukraine (UA)
0%United States (US)
0%Vietnam (VN)
0%Samoa (WS)
0%a group of origins (TARIC area XC) (XC)
0%Kosovo (XK)
0%a group of origins (TARIC area XL) (XL)
0%Serbia (XS)
0%South Africa (ZA)

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.

Other lines under 8503.00

  • 8503 00 10 90Other
  • 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 90Other
  • 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 99Other
  • 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 99Other

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).

Frequently asked questions

What does tariff line 8503 00 10 10 cover in the European Union tariff?

In the European Union tariff, line 8503 00 10 10 covers non-magnetic retaining rings, for use in certain types of aircraft.

What is the general (MFN) duty on 8503 00 10 10 in the European Union?

The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.7%. The rate is published on 8503 00 00 00.

Which preferential rates apply to 8503 00 10 10?

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 5 programmes: EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods, Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member St…, EEA - European Economic Area, a group of origins (TARIC area XC) and a group of origins (TARIC area XL), and to goods from CARIFORUM, the Eastern and Southern Africa States, SADC EPA, GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms), GSP - General arrangements, GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance), OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories), Central America, Mercosur, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, the Faroe Islands, the United Kingdom, Georgia, Ghana, Israel, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Lebanon, Morocco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, the Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, the United States, Vietnam, Samoa, Kosovo, Serbia and South Africa.

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.

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