HEADING 8501
Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets):
Part of Chapter 85 — Electrical Machinery and Equipment, Section XVI.
Subheadings and tariff lines
8501.10Motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W:
8501.10D01Of under 18.65 W:
8501.10.20.00Synchronous, valued not over $4 each
8501.10.40Other
8501.10.40.20AC
8501.10.40D02DC:
8501.10.40.40Brushless
8501.10.40.60Other
8501.10.40.80Other
8501.10.60Of 18.65 W or more but not exceeding 37.5 W
8501.10.60.20AC
8501.10.60D03DC:
8501.10.60.40Brushless
8501.10.60.60Other
8501.10.60.80Other
8501.20Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W:
8501.20.20.00Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W
8501.20.40.00Exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W
8501.20.50.00Exceeding 735 W but under 746 W
8501.20.60.00Other
8501D04Other DC motors; DC generators, other than photovoltaic generators:
8501.31Of an output not exceeding 750 W:
8501.31D05Motors:
8501.31.20.00Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W
8501.31.40.00Exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W
8501.31.50.00Exceeding 735 W but under 746 W
8501.31.60.00Other
8501.31.81.00Generators
8501.32Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW:
8501.32D06Motors:
8501.32.20.00Exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 14.92 kW
8501.32D07Other:
8501.32.45.00Electric motors of a kind used as the primary source of mechanical power for electrically powered vehicles of subheadings 8703.40, 8703.50, 8703.60, 8703.70 or 8703.80
8501.32.55Other
8501.32.55.20For use in civil aircraft
8501.32.55.40Other
8501.32.61.00Generators
8501.33Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW:
8501.33D08Motors:
8501.33.20Exceeding 75 kW but under 149.2 kW
8501.33.20.40For use in civil aircraft
8501.33.20.80Other
8501.33.30.00149.2 kW or more but not exceeding 150 kW
8501.33.40Other
8501.33.40.40Not exceeding 373 kW
8501.33.40.60Other
8501.33.61.00Generators
8501.34Of an output exceeding 375 kW:
8501.34.30.00Motors
8501.34.61.00Generators
8501.40Other AC motors, single-phase:
8501.40.20Of an output exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W
8501.40.20.20Gear motors
8501.40.20.40Other
8501.40.40Of an output exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W
8501.40.40.20Gear motors
8501.40.40.40Other
8501.40.50Of an output exceeding 735 W but under 746 W
8501.40.50.20Gear motors
8501.40.50.40Other
8501.40.60Other
8501.40.60.20Gear motors
8501.40.60.40Other
8501D09Other AC motors, multi-phase:
8501.51Of an output not exceeding 750 W:
8501.51.20Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W
8501.51.20.20Gear motors
8501.51.20.40Other
8501.51.40Exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W
8501.51.40.20Gear motors
8501.51.40.40Other
8501.51.50Exceeding 735 W but under 746 W
8501.51.50.20Gear motors
8501.51.50.40Other
8501.51.60Other
8501.51.60.20Gear motors
8501.51.60.40Other
8501.52Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW:
8501.52.40.00Exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 14.92 kW
8501.52.80Other
8501.52.80.20For use in civil aircraft
8501.52.80.40Other
8501.53Of an output exceeding 75 kW:
8501.53.40Exceeding 75 kW but under 149.2 kW
8501.53.40.40For use in civil aircraft
8501.53.40.80Other
8501.53.60.00149.2 kW or more but not exceeding 150 kW
8501.53.80Other
8501.53.80.40Not exceeding 373 kW
8501.53.80.60Other
8501D10AC generators (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators:
8501.61.01.00Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA
8501.62.01.00Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA
8501.63.01.00Of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA
8501.64.01Of an output exceeding 750 kVA
8501.64.01.10For wind-powered generating sets classified within 8502.31.00
8501.64.01D11Other:
8501.64.01.25Exceeding 750 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA
8501.64.01.35Exceeding 10,000 kVA but not exceeding 40,000 kVA
8501.64.01.55Other
8501D12Photovoltaic DC generators:
8501.71.00.00Of an output not exceeding 50 W
8501.72Of an output exceeding 50 W:
8501.72.10.00Of an output not exceeding 750 W
8501.72.20.00Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW
8501.72.30.00Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW
8501.72.90.00Other
8501.80Photovoltaic AC generators:
8501.80.10.00Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA
8501.80.20.00Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA
8501.80.30.00Of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA
8501.80.90.00Other
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