HS code 8511.20: Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8511.20
- Covers
- Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8511.20 covers ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels. It sits in heading 85.11 (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) 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). Other goods of heading 85.11 are classified under 8511.10 (sparking plugs), 8511.30 (distributors; ignition coils), 8511.40 (starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators), 8511.50 (other generators) or 2 others.
What this code covers
HS code 8511.20 covers ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels.
The legal text of the subheading is “Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 85.11 are classified under 8511.10 (sparking plugs), 8511.30 (distributors; ignition coils), 8511.40 (starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators), 8511.50 (other generators) or 2 others.
How it is structured
8511.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8511, are heading 85.11; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8511.20
- Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8511.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8511.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8511.20 cover?
HS code 8511.20 covers ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8511.20 in?
HS code 8511.20 is in heading 85.11 (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) 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 85.11 classified when 8511.20 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 85.11 are classified under 8511.10 (sparking plugs), 8511.30 (distributors; ignition coils), 8511.40 (starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators), 8511.50 (other generators) or 2 others.
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.