# HS code 8501.40: Other AC motors, single-phase > HS code 8501.40 covers other AC motors, single-phase. It sits in heading 85.01 (electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)) in 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). Other goods of heading 85.01 are classified under 8501.10 (motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W), 8501.20 (universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W), 8501.31 (other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators, of an output not exceeding 750 W), 8501.32 (other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW) or 12 others. National tariff lines under 8501.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (8 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/850140 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85) / [85.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8501) / [8501.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850140) ## Key facts - HS code: 8501.40 - Covers: Other AC motors, single-phase - Heading: [85.01: Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8501) - 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85) - Edition: HS2022 - Duty in the United States: [See its 8 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/850140) ## What this code covers HS code 8501.40 covers other AC motors, single-phase. The legal text of the subheading is “Other AC motors, single-phase”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 85.01 are classified under 8501.10 (motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W), 8501.20 (universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W), 8501.31 (other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators, of an output not exceeding 750 W), 8501.32 (other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW) or 12 others. - [8501.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850110) Motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W - [8501.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850120) Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W - [8501.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850131) Other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output not exceeding 750 W - [8501.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850132) Other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW - [8501.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850133) Other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW - [8501.34](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850134) Other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 375 kW - [8501.51](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850151) Other AC motors, multi-phase: Of an output not exceeding 750 W - [8501.52](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850152) Other AC motors, multi-phase: Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW - [8501.53](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850153) Other AC motors, multi-phase: Of an output exceeding 75 kW - [8501.61](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850161) AC generators (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA - [8501.62](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850162) AC generators (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA - [8501.63](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850163) AC generators (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA - [8501.64](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850164) AC generators (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 750 kVA - [8501.71](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850171) Photovoltaic DC generators: Of an output not exceeding 50 W - [8501.72](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850172) Photovoltaic DC generators: Of an output exceeding 50 W - [8501.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850180) Photovoltaic AC generators ## How it is structured 8501.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8501, are heading 85.01; the last two, 40, identify the subheading within the heading. Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines. - 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 85.01: Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets) - Subheading 8501.40: Other AC motors, single-phase ## In other countries National tariff lines under 8501.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (8 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/850140): 8 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [8501.34](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850134) Other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators: Of an output exceeding 375 kW - Next subheading: [8501.51](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850151) Other AC motors, multi-phase: Of an output not exceeding 750 W ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 8501.40 cover? HS code 8501.40 covers other AC motors, single-phase. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8501.40 in? HS code 8501.40 is in heading 85.01 (electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)) in 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). ### Where are goods of heading 85.01 classified when 8501.40 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 85.01 are classified under 8501.10 (motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W), 8501.20 (universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W), 8501.31 (other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators, of an output not exceeding 750 W), 8501.32 (other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW) or 12 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8501.40? National tariff lines under 8501.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (8 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. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/850140.json