HS code 8503.00: Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8503.00
- Covers
- Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02
- Heading
- 85.03: Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8503.00 covers parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02. It sits in heading 85.03 (parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02) in 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). It is the only subheading of heading 85.03, so every good of the heading is classified here.
What this code covers
HS code 8503.00 covers parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02.
The legal text of the subheading is “Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
It is the only subheading of heading 85.03, so every good of the heading is classified here.
How it is structured
8503.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8503, are heading 85.03; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Heading 85.03
- Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02
- Subheading 8503.00
- Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8503.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8503.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8503.00 cover?
HS code 8503.00 covers parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8503.00 in?
HS code 8503.00 is in heading 85.03 (parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 85.01 or 85.02) in 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).
Where are goods of heading 85.03 classified when 8503.00 doesn’t fit?
8503.00 is the only subheading of heading 85.03, so every good of the heading is classified there.
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.