{
  "summary": "HS code 8503.00 covers parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02. It sits in heading 85.03 (parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02) 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). It is the only subheading of heading 85.03, so every good of the heading is classified here. National tariff lines under 8503.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (11 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-11",
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "HS code",
      "value": "8503.00",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2"
    },
    {
      "label": "Covers",
      "value": "Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2"
    },
    {
      "label": "Heading",
      "value": "85.03: Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2",
      "url": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/8503"
    },
    {
      "label": "Chapter",
      "value": "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",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2",
      "url": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/85"
    },
    {
      "label": "Edition",
      "value": "HS2022",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2"
    },
    {
      "label": "Duty in the United States",
      "value": "See its 11 lines",
      "source": null,
      "url": "https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/850300"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "What does HS code 8503.00 cover?",
      "answer": "HS code 8503.00 covers parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which heading and chapter is HS code 8503.00 in?",
      "answer": "HS code 8503.00 is in heading 85.03 (parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02) 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)."
    },
    {
      "question": "Where are goods of heading 85.03 classified when 8503.00 doesn’t fit?",
      "answer": "8503.00 is the only subheading of heading 85.03, so every good of the heading is classified there."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8503.00?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under 8503.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (11 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
    }
  ],
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "covers",
      "title": "What this code covers",
      "text": [
        "HS code 8503.00 covers parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02.",
        "The legal text of the subheading is “Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02”, in HS2022."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
      "text": [
        "It is the only subheading of heading 85.03, so every good of the heading is classified here."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "structure",
      "title": "How it is structured",
      "text": [
        "8503.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8503, are heading 85.03; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.",
        "Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "other-countries",
      "title": "In other countries",
      "text": [
        "National tariff lines under 8503.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (11 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sources",
      "title": "Sources and updates",
      "text": [
        "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."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "data": {
    "type": "hs-subheading",
    "edition": "HS2022",
    "chapter": {
      "code": "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"
    },
    "heading": {
      "code": "8503",
      "description": "Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02"
    },
    "subheading": {
      "code": "850300",
      "description": "Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02",
      "levels": [
        "Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02"
      ],
      "english": null,
      "keywords": []
    },
    "siblings": [],
    "related": [],
    "previous": {
      "code": "850240",
      "description": "Electric rotary converters",
      "indexable": true
    },
    "next": {
      "code": "850410",
      "description": "Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes",
      "indexable": true
    },
    "schedules": [
      {
        "code": "US",
        "name": "United States",
        "slug": "united-states",
        "lines": 11,
        "members": 1
      }
    ],
    "provenance": [
      {
        "dataset": "GLOBAL:hs",
        "country": "GLOBAL",
        "kind": "hs",
        "seq": 2,
        "version": "mytraddal hs2022.csv (HS 2022)",
        "liveAt": "2026-10-11T06:04:17.693Z",
        "origin": "upload",
        "sourceUrls": []
      }
    ],
    "dateModified": "2026-10-11T06:04:17.693Z",
    "seo": {
      "canonicalPath": "/hs-codes/850300",
      "robots": "index",
      "sitemap": true,
      "reasons": [
        "live legal text"
      ]
    }
  },
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "pages": 1,
    "size": 100,
    "total": 0,
    "prev": null,
    "next": null
  },
  "previous": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/850240",
  "next": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/850410",
  "links": {
    "self": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/850300.json",
    "html": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/850300",
    "canonical": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/850300",
    "markdown": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/850300.md",
    "tools": {
      "calculator": "https://border.bot/tools/landed-cost-calculator",
      "classifier": "https://border.bot/tools/hs-code-classifier",
      "api": "https://api.border.bot/v1"
    }
  },
  "code": "850300",
  "attribution": "border.bot tariff reference (border.bot), compiled from the official publishers named on each page.",
  "terms": "https://border.bot/legal/terms",
  "notice": "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.",
  "catalogVersion": "08bc53aa"
}