# HS code 8511.30: Distributors; ignition coils

> HS code 8511.30 covers distributors; ignition coils. 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), 8511.20 (ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels), 8511.40 (starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators), 8511.50 (other generators) or 2 others. National tariff lines under 8511.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/851130
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) / [8511.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851130)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8511.30
- Covers: Distributors; ignition coils
- 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 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851130)

## What this code covers

HS code 8511.30 covers distributors; ignition coils.

The legal text of the subheading is “Distributors; ignition coils”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.11 are classified under 8511.10 (sparking plugs), 8511.20 (ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels), 8511.40 (starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators), 8511.50 (other generators) or 2 others.

- [8511.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851110) Sparking plugs
- [8511.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851120) Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels
- [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

8511.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8511, are heading 85.11; the last two, 30, 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 8511.30: Distributors; ignition coils

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8511.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851130): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8511.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851120) Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels
- Next subheading: [8511.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851140) Starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8511.30 cover?

HS code 8511.30 covers distributors; ignition coils.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8511.30 in?

HS code 8511.30 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 8511.30 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.11 are classified under 8511.10 (sparking plugs), 8511.20 (ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels), 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 8511.30?

National tariff lines under 8511.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 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.

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