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CN 8511

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

26 lines EU TARIC, EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) & TARIC – extraction 01-10-2026

CodeDescriptionUnitThird-country dutySource
8511 10Sparking plugsTARIC
8511 10 00 10For use in civil aircraft0% (end-use)TARIC
8511 10 00 90Other3.2%TARIC
8511 20Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheelsTARIC
8511 20 00 10For use in civil aircraft0% (end-use)TARIC
8511 20 00 90Other3.2%TARIC
8511 30Distributors; ignition coilsTARIC
8511 30 00 10For use in civil aircraft0% (end-use)TARIC
8511 30 00 30Igniter integrated coil assembly with: - an igniter, - a coil on plug assembly with an integrated mounting bracket, - a housing, - a length of 90 mm or more but not more than 200 mm (+/- 5 mm), - an operating temperature of -40 °C or more but not more than 130 °C, - a voltage of 10,5 V or more, but not more than 16 Vp/st3.2%TARIC
8511 30 00 55Ignition coil: - with a length of 50 mm or more, but not more than 200 mm, - with an operating temperature of - 40 °C or more, but not more than 140 °C, and - with a voltage of 9 V or more, but not more than 16 V, - with or without connection cable, for use in the manufacture of engines of motor vehicles3.2%TARIC
8511 30 00 90Other3.2%TARIC
8511 40Starter motors and dual purpose starter-generatorsTARIC
8511 40 00 10For use in civil aircraft0% (end-use)TARIC
8511 40 00 90Other3.2%TARIC
8511 50Other generatorsTARIC
8511 50 00 10For use in civil aircraft0% (end-use)TARIC
8511 50 00 90Other3.2%TARIC
8511 80Other equipmentTARIC
8511 80 00 10For use in civil aircraft0% (end-use)TARIC
8511 80 00 30Ignition module: -made with plastics and non-ferrous metals, -with the electric components cast in epoxy resin, -to generate the ignition energy and to electronically control the ignition timing, -to connect spark plug and circuit breaker, for use in the manufacture of two-stroke engines3.2%TARIC
8511 80 00 90Other3.2%TARIC
8511 90PartsTARIC
8511 90 00 10For use in certain types of aircraft3.2%TARIC
8511 90 00 20Drive end shield for starter motors and alternators of passenger cars and commercial vehicles -produced with high pressure precision die casting technology, -made of aluminium alloy (EN 1706 grade AC-47100 or AC-47100 S or AC-46000 or AC-46000 S or AC-44300), -whether or not with bearing3.2%TARIC
8511 90 00 30Commutator for passenger car and commercial vehicle starter motors -with a length of 27,7 mm or more but not more than 44,6 mm, -with umbrella or drum design3.2%TARIC
8511 90 00 90Other3.2%TARIC

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Source: European Commission (DG TAXUD), TARIC and Combined Nomenclature data as extracted on 1 October 2026. Heading 8511 in the TARIC consultation

Only the third-country duty is shown. Not shown: tariff preferences, quotas, suspensions, anti-dumping and other additional duties, import controls and the legal notes. The TARIC consultation lists the measures of each code.

This page is general information, not legal advice and not a classification decision. Tariff texts and rates change: check the publisher's current schedule, and ask the customs authority for a binding ruling where the answer matters.

All headings of 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