# HS code 8511.10: Sparking plugs

> HS code 8511.10 covers sparking plugs. It sits in heading 85.11 (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, sparking plugs and glow plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines) 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 85.11 are classified under 8511.20 (ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels), 8511.30 (distributors; ignition coils), 8511.40 (starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators), 8511.50 (other generators) or 2 others. National tariff lines under 8511.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/851110
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85) / [85.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8511) / [8511.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851110)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8511.10
- Covers: Sparking plugs
- Heading: [85.11: 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, sparking plugs and glow plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8511)
- 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 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851110)

## What this code covers

HS code 8511.10 covers sparking plugs.

The legal text of the subheading is “Sparking plugs”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.11 are classified under 8511.20 (ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels), 8511.30 (distributors; ignition coils), 8511.40 (starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators), 8511.50 (other generators) or 2 others.

- [8511.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851120) Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels
- [8511.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851130) Distributors; ignition coils
- [8511.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851140) Starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators
- [8511.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851150) Other generators
- [8511.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851180) Other equipment
- [8511.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851190) Parts

## How it is structured

8511.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8511, are heading 85.11; the last two, 10, 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 85.11: 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, sparking plugs and glow plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines
- Subheading 8511.10: Sparking plugs

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8511.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851110): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8510.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851090) Parts
- Next subheading: [8511.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851120) Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8511.10 cover?

HS code 8511.10 covers sparking plugs.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8511.10 in?

HS code 8511.10 is in heading 85.11 (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, sparking plugs and glow plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines) 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 85.11 classified when 8511.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.11 are classified under 8511.20 (ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels), 8511.30 (distributors; ignition coils), 8511.40 (starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators), 8511.50 (other generators) or 2 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8511.10?

National tariff lines under 8511.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, 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.

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