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  "summary": "HS code 8511.20 covers ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels. 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 8511.10 (sparking plugs), 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 8511.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "question": "What does HS code 8511.20 cover?",
      "answer": "HS code 8511.20 covers ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels."
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    {
      "question": "Which heading and chapter is HS code 8511.20 in?",
      "answer": "HS code 8511.20 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)."
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      "question": "Where are goods of heading 85.11 classified when 8511.20 doesn’t fit?",
      "answer": "Other goods of heading 85.11 are classified under 8511.10 (sparking plugs), 8511.30 (distributors; ignition coils), 8511.40 (starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators), 8511.50 (other generators) or 2 others."
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      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8511.20?",
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        "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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