HS 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
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Key facts
- Chapter
- 85
- Description
- 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
- Headings
- 48
- Subheadings
- 296
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS chapter 85 covers 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. It has 48 headings, 85.01 to 85.49, and 296 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 85 are live on border.bot for the United States (982 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this chapter covers
HS chapter 85 covers 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.
It has 48 headings, 85.01 to 85.49, and 296 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
Subheadings 1 to 100 of 296, page 1 of 3.
85.01 Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)
- 8501.10Motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W
- 8501.20Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W
- 8501.31Other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output not exceeding 750 W
- 8501.32Other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW
- 8501.33Other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW
- 8501.34Other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 375 kW
- 8501.40Other AC motors, single-phase
- 8501.51Other AC motors, multi-phase: Of an output not exceeding 750 W
- 8501.52Other AC motors, multi-phase: Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW
- 8501.53Other AC motors, multi-phase: Of an output exceeding 75 kW
- 8501.61AC generators (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA
- 8501.62AC generators (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA
- 8501.63AC generators (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA
- 8501.64AC generators (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 750 kVA
- 8501.71Photovoltaic DC generators: Of an output not exceeding 50 W
- 8501.72Photovoltaic DC generators: Of an output exceeding 50 W
- 8501.80Photovoltaic AC generators
85.02 Electric generating sets and rotary converters
- 8502.11Generating sets with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines): Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA
- 8502.12Generating sets with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines): Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA
- 8502.13Generating sets with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines): Of an output exceeding 375 kVA
- 8502.20Generating sets with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines
- 8502.31Other generating sets: Wind-powered
- 8502.39Other generating sets: Other
- 8502.40Electric rotary converters
85.03 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02
- 8503.00Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02
85.04 Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors
- 8504.10Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes
- 8504.21Liquid dielectric transformers: Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650 kVA
- 8504.22Liquid dielectric transformers: Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA
- 8504.23Liquid dielectric transformers: Having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000 kVA
- 8504.31Other transformers: Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1 kVA
- 8504.32Other transformers: Having a power handling capacity exceeding 1 kVA but not exceeding 16 kVA
- 8504.33Other transformers: Having a power handling capacity exceeding 16 kVA but not exceeding 500 kVA
- 8504.34Other transformers: Having a power handling capacity exceeding 500 kVA
- 8504.40Static converters
- 8504.50Other inductors
- 8504.90Parts
85.14 Industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens (including those functioning by induction or dielectric loss); other industrial or laboratory equipment for the heat treatment of materials by induction or dielectric loss
- 8514.11Resistance heated furnaces and ovens: Hot isostatic presses
- 8514.19Resistance heated furnaces and ovens: Other
- 8514.20Furnaces and ovens functioning by induction or dielectric loss
- 8514.31Other furnaces and ovens: Electron beam furnaces
- 8514.32Other furnaces and ovens: Plasma and vacuum arc furnaces
- 8514.39Other furnaces and ovens: Other
- 8514.40Other equipment for the heat treatment of materials by induction or dielectric loss
- 8514.90Parts
85.15 Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets
- 8515.11Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: Soldering irons and guns
- 8515.19Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: Other
- 8515.21Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal: Fully or partly automatic
- 8515.29Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal: Other
- 8515.31Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals: Fully or partly automatic
- 8515.39Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals: Other
- 8515.80Other machines and apparatus
- 8515.90Parts
85.16 Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 85.45
- 8516.10Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters
- 8516.21Electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus: Storage heating radiators
- 8516.29Electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus: Other
- 8516.31Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus: Hair dryers
- 8516.32Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus: Other hair-dressing apparatus
What it doesn’t cover
Chapter 84, before it, covers nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof; chapter 86, after it, covers railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds.
How it is structured
Chapter 85 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (85.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.
In other countries
National tariff lines under chapter 85 are live on border.bot for the United States (982 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States982 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS chapter 85 cover?
HS chapter 85 covers 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.
How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 85?
HS chapter 85 has 48 headings and 296 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 85?
National tariff lines under chapter 85 are live on border.bot for the United States (982 lines, also used by 1 other country).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has 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.