Code 8505 90 · Heading 8505

Electromagnets, magnetic work holders, lifting magnets and their parts, excluding medical-use electromagnets

This covers electromagnets, electromagnetic or permanent-magnetic work holders such as chucks, jaws and vices, electromagnetic lifting magnets, and their parts. It does not cover electromagnets for medical use, and excludes the separate classes for permanent magnets and electromagnetic couplings or brakes.

For example

An electromagnet for non-medical equipment
An electromagnetic machine vice
An electromagnetic lifting magnet
A part for an electromagnet

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Official tariff text

Electromagnets and electromagnetic lifting heads, and their parts (excl. magnets for medical use); electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices and their parts, n.e.s.

How we got to this code

XVI
85
8505
8505 90

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Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
Is the product a machine, apparatus or mechanical tool, or is it electrical equipment, a sound recorder or player, or a television image and sound recorder or player?
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Step 2 · Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereo… 2 of 2 chapters in section XVI
What is the product: an electrical motor, generator or converter; a transformer or electrical converter; a magnet; a primary cell or battery; an accumulator; a household appliance; a shaver or hair-removal appliance; equipment for an internal-combustion engine, vehicle or bicycle; a portable lamp; an industrial or laboratory heating appliance; soldering or welding equipment; another electrical heating appliance; a telephone or other data-communication device; sound equipment; video equipment or recording media; a display module; a radio, television, radar, navigation or remote-control device; electrical control, switching, lighting, semiconductor, circuit, cable or insulation equipment; another electrical machine or apparatus; or electrical and electronic waste or scrap?
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Step 3 · Heading 8505 Electromagnets (excl. magnets for medical use); per… 5 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Which type of product is it: a permanent magnet or magnetising blank made of metal; a permanent magnet or magnetising blank made of another material; an electromagnetic coupling or brake; or an electromagnet, electromagnetic lifting magnet, magnetic holder or part?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8505 90 Electromagnets and electromagnetic lifting heads, a… 4 of 4 subheadings under heading 8505
What is the item: an electromagnet exclusively or mainly for magnetic-resonance imaging, an electromagnet or electromagnetic or permanent-magnetic work holder, an electromagnetic lifting magnet, or a part?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–2.2%

4 codes below this one

This is the catch-all under 8505: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

Within the parent group, this is where the remaining electromagnets, magnetic work holders, lifting magnets and related parts are placed after excluding permanent magnets and electromagnetic couplings or brakes.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 2.2%.

8505 11 Permanent magnets of metal and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization (excl. chucks, clamps and similar holding devices) 2.2%
8505 19 Permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization, of materials other than metal 2.2%
8505 20 Electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes 2.2%
8505 90 Electromagnets and electromagnetic lifting heads, and their parts (excl. magnets for medical use); electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices and their parts, n.e.s. you are here 0.0–2.2%

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 lines2 Norwegian lines

85.05.9001 Electro-magnets with a diameter exceeding 300 mm which are capable of generating magnetic

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines8 British lines

8505 90 21 00 Electromagnets of a kind used solely or principally for magnetic resonance imaging

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines4 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8505.90.30.00 Electromagnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

85.05.9001

Electro-magnets with a diameter exceeding 300 mm which are capable of generating magnetic field intensity exceeding 2 T

Ordinary duty

Duty free
85.05.9009

Other

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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

All 8 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).

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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.

8505.90.30.00

Electromagnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization; electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes; electromagnetic lifting heads; parts thereof, Other, including parts, Electromagnetic lifting heads

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8505.90.40.00

Electromagnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization; electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes; electromagnetic lifting heads; parts thereof, Other, including parts, Work holders and parts thereof

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8505.90.70.00

Electromagnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization; electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes; electromagnetic lifting heads; parts thereof, Other, including parts, Electromagnets of a kind used solely or principally for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, other than apparatus of heading 9018

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8505.90.75.01

Electromagnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization; electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes; electromagnetic lifting heads; parts thereof, Other, including parts, Other

General rate

1.3%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 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.

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.