8511.30.00
Distributors; ignition coils
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, spark plugs and glow plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines; parts thereof
Data provenance: Rates from HTS Revision 19 (Sep 16, 2026); trade measures verified against CBP CSMS and Federal Register notices through Sep 3, 2026.
Duty rates
Column 1 (General / MFN)
2.5%
Column 2 (Non-NTR)
35%
Column 1 (Special / FTA)
Free
Eligible
The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.
Trade measures (Chapter 99)
SECTION_232_MHDV
9903.74.08
The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%
ActiveMedium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts, as provided for in subdivision (i) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
Effective from February 25, 2026
9903.88.03
LIST_1
The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%
ActiveExcept as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Applies to origin: CN
Effective from August 23, 2018
SECTION_338
9903.03.12
The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 50%
ActiveSection 338 (Canada): goods of Canada in the Proclamation 11046 annex (provincial liquor-board discrimination against US alcoholic beverages), 50% additional ad valorem duty. The annex reaches well past alcohol: wood (4413/4420/4421), paper (4804-4811) and hockey sticks (9506.99.25) are in it.
Applies to origin: CA
Effective from August 22, 2026
Rate-change history
What the rate was before, and when it changed. The government schedule replaces each revision in place; we keep the timeline.
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SCOPE_EXPANSION Procs. 11046 / 11047 / 11048 (91 FR 46639) — Section 338 Canada
Section 338 (Canada) alcoholic beverages: 611 subheadings under 9903.03.12 at 50%, effective 2026-08-22
See the change → -
NEW_PROGRAM Executive Order Feb 1, 2026 — Reciprocal Tariff (FR 2026-03824)
Section 122 reciprocal surcharge in effect — additional 10% on most imports through July 24, 2026
See the change → -
Base rate HTS 2023
Column 1 general rate set to 2.5%.
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