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Customs code · HS subheading 8501 51

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Three-phase AC motors over 37.5 W and not over 750 W

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU, pick a 10-digit line below.

This code covers three-phase AC motors with power over 37.5 W and not over 750 W. It covers motors, not electric generators or generator sets.

For example

  • A three-phase AC electric motor rated at 100 W
  • A three-phase AC electric motor rated at 750 W
See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

AC motors, multi-phase, of an output > 37,5 W but <= 750 W

You are seeing what applies when you export from the EU. Switch above if you import.

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Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 8501 51 00.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

8 digits, ready

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

  • Their lines1 Norwegian line

85.01.5100 Of an output not exceeding 750 W

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

  • Their lines9 British lines

8501 51 00 10 Of an output exceeding 735 W, for use in civil aircraft

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

15.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines8 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 18, 2026

8501.51.20.20 Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets), Other AC motors, multi-phase

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

  • 85.01.5100

    Of an output not exceeding 750 W

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 9 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

  • All 9 UK lines under this code

    They all have the same duty rates shown here.

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 8 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

  • 8501.51.20.20

    Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets), Other AC motors, multi-phase, Of an output not exceeding 750 W, Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W, Gear motors

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8501.51.20.40

    Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets), Other AC motors, multi-phase, Of an output not exceeding 750 W, Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W, Other

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8501.51.40.20

    Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets), Other AC motors, multi-phase, Of an output not exceeding 750 W, Exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W, Gear motors

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8501.51.40.40

    Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets), Other AC motors, multi-phase, Of an output not exceeding 750 W, Exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W, Other

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8501.51.50.20

    Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets), Other AC motors, multi-phase, Of an output not exceeding 750 W, Exceeding 735 W but under 746 W, Gear motors

    General rate
    3.3%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8501.51.50.40

    Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets), Other AC motors, multi-phase, Of an output not exceeding 750 W, Exceeding 735 W but under 746 W, Other

    General rate
    3.3%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8501.51.60.20

    Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets), Other AC motors, multi-phase, Of an output not exceeding 750 W, Other, Gear motors

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8501.51.60.40

    Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets), Other AC motors, multi-phase, Of an output not exceeding 750 W, Other

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 18, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

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On an EU import declaration

Pick the 10-digit line that matches the goods.

9 import lines

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration needs a 10-digit code. Under 8501 51 00 the EU tariff has 9 lines, each with its own wording.

You or your customs agent pick the line whose wording fits the goods; the last line, "Other", covers what none of the specific wordings describe.

Some lines depend on what the goods will be used for and need customs authorisation; matching the wording alone does not give a lower rate.

  1. Match the whole wording A line is its own wording plus the grouping text above it. Read both before you settle on one.
  2. Check the intended use On some lines the lower rate belongs to what the goods will be used for, not to the goods alone.
  3. Confirm the authorisation Where the lower rate carries conditions, customs asks for an authorisation before it can be used.

  • Other AC motors, multi-phase

  • 8501 51 00 10

    Of an output exceeding 735 W, for use in civil aircraft

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8501 51 00 20

    Of an output of less than 750 W, for use in certain types of aircraft

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0% under an end-use authorisation

    Conditions apply, customs authorisation needed.

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8501 51 00 25

    Electric permanent magnet synchronous motor with: -an output power of 550 W, -a rotor containing 8 poles generated by permanent magnets composed mainly with neodymium-iron-boron (per GB/T 13560 standard) enclosed in polyethylene cover, -an outer diameter of motor magnet shaft end with dimension of 10,001 mm or more but no more than 10,007 mm, -terminals located across the radius 32,5 mm and separated by an angle of 21,8°, -a motor housing made of ADC12 or AC46000 aluminium alloy die casting with composition of aluminium-silicon-copper (per JIS H5302 or EN1706 standard), -a back electromotive force constant (Ke) of 0,03306 V-sec/rad or more but no more than 0,03654 V-sec/rad, -a back electromotive force harmonic order - 5th of no more than 0,38 % (of fundamental) and 7th of no more than 0,25 % (of fundamental), -a cogging torque of no more than 13 mNm, -a friction torque in ambient temperature of no more than 22 mNm, -a maximum temperature of motor operation of no more than 200 °C

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8501 51 00 30

    AC synchronous servo motor with resolver and brake for a maximum speed of not more than 6 000rpm,With: - an output of 340W or more but not more than 7,4kW, - a flange of dimensions of not more than 180mm × 180mm, and - a length from flange to extreme end of resolver of not more than 271mm

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8501 51 00 35

    Electric permanent magnet synchronous motor with: -an output power of 600 W, -a rotor containing 8 poles generated by permanent magnets composed mainly with neodymium-iron-boron and dysprosium enclosed in aluminium cover, -an outer diameter of motor magnet shaft end with dimension of 10,001 mm or more but no more than 10,007 mm, -terminals located across the diameter 59,2 mm and separated by an angle 30,0°, -a housing made of electrogalvanized steel (per JIS G3313 Grade SECE standard) using a deep-drawing stamping process, -a diameter of 88,600 mm or less but no less than 88,546 mm at the motor-system assembly interface, -a back electromotive force constant (Ke) of 0,03277 V-sec/rad or more but no more than 0,03623 V-sec/rad, -a back electromotive force harmonic order - 5th of no more than 0,35 % (of fundamental) and 7th of no more than 0,30 % (of fundamental), -a cogging torque of no more than 12 mNm, -a friction torque in ambient temperature of no more than 23 mNm, -a maximum temperature of motor operation of no more than 200 °C

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8501 51 00 40

    Electric AC motor, three-phase, with: -a rated power of 280 W or more but not more than 320 W, -an output power of 480 W or more but not more than 540 W, -an input power of 800 W or more but not more than 900 W, -an external diameter of 150 mm or more but not more than 170 mm, -a rated speed of 15 000 rpm or more but not more than 20 000 rpm, -a weight of 6 kg or more but not more than 6,4 kg, -a pulley and a tachometer, for use in the manufacture of home appliance products

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0% under an end-use authorisation

    Conditions apply, customs authorisation needed.

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8501 51 00 45

    Automotive-ready brushless permanently excited magnet synchronous alternating current motor with: -a specified speed of not more than 7000 rpm, -an output of 400 W or more but not more than 750 W (at 12 V), -a flange diameter of 80 mm or more, but not more than 200 mm, -a maximum length of not more than 335 mm, measured from the beginning of the shaft to its outer end, -a housing length of not more than 265 mm, measured from the flange to the outer end, -a steel sheet or die-cast aluminium basic housing consisting of not more than two parts, including electrical components and a flange with two or more but not more than 11 holes, whether or not with a sealing connection (groove with O-ring and protective grease or liquid seal interface), -a stator with single T-tooth design and single coil winding with 9/6 or 12/10 or 12/8 topology and surface magnets, -whether or not with electronic power steering controller, -whether or not with pulley or coupling, -whether or not with rotor position sensor

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8501 51 00 50

    Three phase AC synchronous brushless permanent magnet motor with: -an output of 500 W or more but not more than 700 W, -an external diameter of 129,7 mm or more but not more than 180,3 mm, -a rated speed of 16 000 rpm or more but not more than 17 000 rpm, -a weight of 2,5 kg or more but not more than 3,1 kg, and -with a pulley, for use in the manufacture of home appliance products

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0% under an end-use authorisation

    Conditions apply, customs authorisation needed.

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8501 51 00 90

    Other

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0% for ships, boats and drilling platforms

    Conditions apply, customs authorisation needed.

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

A suspension is a lower rate the EU grants for specific products; whether your goods qualify depends on the line's wording and conditions.

Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.

EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.

Rates, origin and documents

Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Customs also asks for the quantity in number of items

Required

The declaration asks for the actual quantity in number of items. It replaces neither the net mass nor the value: those come on top.

Example: if the quantity in number of items is 24, the declaration carries the number 24 in that field.

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Possible

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:

  • Andorra
  • San Marino
  • Türkiye
  • European Union
  • Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
  • Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
  • Western Sahara
  • European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
  • +46 origins

These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); GSP - General arrangements except India.

Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

Restrictions and paperwork

Important

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:

  • North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
  • Ukraine
  • Belarus
  • Russian Federation
  • any country

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 2 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
  • Movement certificate EUR.1

Sanctions and restricted regions 10 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
  • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
  • The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 3)
  • Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 8f of Regulation (EU) No 765/2006)
  • Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
  • The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 4)
  • Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 12e of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014)
  • Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3c of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
  • The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3aa)
  • Import authorisation by virtue of article 12b.2 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

One last classification check

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How we got to this code

  1. XVI
  2. 85
  3. 8501
  4. 8501 51
  5. 8501 51 00
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Subheading 8501 51 has only this one 8-digit code, so there is no neighbour to compare with.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.