# United States tariff lines under HS 8511.50

> The United States tariff splits HS 8511.50 (other generators) into 1 national line: 8511.50.00.00 (other generators). The general (MFN) duty is 2.5% on this line.

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851150
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/85) / [8511.50](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851150)

## Key facts

- HS subheading: [8511.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851150)
- Duty (MFN): 2.5%
- National lines: 1
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- 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

## United States lines under 8511.50

The United States tariff splits HS 8511.50 (other generators) into 1 national line: 8511.50.00.00 (other generators).

The general (MFN) duty is 2.5% on this line.

- [8511.50.00.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8511500000) Other generators. Duty (MFN): 2.5%

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8511.50 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8511.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851150)

- Previous subheading: [8511.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851140) Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines (for example, ignition magnetos, magneto-dynamos, ignition coils, spark plugs and glow plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines; parts thereof
- Next subheading: [8511.80](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851180) Other equipment

## Frequently asked questions

### How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 8511.50?

The United States tariff splits HS 8511.50 (other generators) into 1 national line: 8511.50.00.00 (other generators).

### What is the duty on HS 8511.50 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty is 2.5% on this line.

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 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://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851150.json