Code 8505 90 · Heading 8505

Electromagnets, magnetic work holders, lifting magnets and their parts, excluding medical-use electromagnets

This covers electromagnets, electromagnetic or permanent-magnetic work holders such as chucks, jaws and vices, electromagnetic lifting magnets, and their parts. It does not cover electromagnets for medical use, and excludes the separate classes for permanent magnets and electromagnetic couplings or brakes.

For example

An electromagnet for non-medical equipment
An electromagnetic machine vice
An electromagnetic lifting magnet
A part for an electromagnet

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Official tariff text

Electromagnets and electromagnetic lifting heads, and their parts (excl. magnets for medical use); electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices and their parts, n.e.s.

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Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
Is the product a machine, apparatus or mechanical tool, or is it electrical equipment, a sound recorder or player, or a television image and sound recorder or player?
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Step 2 · Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereo… 2 of 2 chapters in section XVI
What is the product: an electrical motor, generator or converter; a transformer or electrical converter; a magnet; a primary cell or battery; an accumulator; a household appliance; a shaver or hair-removal appliance; equipment for an internal-combustion engine, vehicle or bicycle; a portable lamp; an industrial or laboratory heating appliance; soldering or welding equipment; another electrical heating appliance; a telephone or other data-communication device; sound equipment; video equipment or recording media; a display module; a radio, television, radar, navigation or remote-control device; electrical control, switching, lighting, semiconductor, circuit, cable or insulation equipment; another electrical machine or apparatus; or electrical and electronic waste or scrap?
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Step 3 · Heading 8505 Electromagnets (excl. magnets for medical use); per… 5 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Which type of product is it: a permanent magnet or magnetising blank made of metal; a permanent magnet or magnetising blank made of another material; an electromagnetic coupling or brake; or an electromagnet, electromagnetic lifting magnet, magnetic holder or part?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8505 90 Electromagnets and electromagnetic lifting heads, a… 4 of 4 subheadings under heading 8505
What is the item: an electromagnet exclusively or mainly for magnetic-resonance imaging, an electromagnet or electromagnetic or permanent-magnetic work holder, an electromagnetic lifting magnet, or a part?

This is the catch-all under 8505: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

Within the parent group, this is where the remaining electromagnets, magnetic work holders, lifting magnets and related parts are placed after excluding permanent magnets and electromagnetic couplings or brakes.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 2.2%.

8505 11 Permanent magnets of metal and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization (excl. chucks, clamps and similar holding devices) No rate on file
8505 19 Permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization, of materials other than metal No rate on file
8505 20 Electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes 2.2%
8505 90 Electromagnets and electromagnetic lifting heads, and their parts (excl. magnets for medical use); electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices and their parts, n.e.s. you are here 0.0–2.2%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

85.05.9001

Electro-magnets with a diameter exceeding 300 mm which are capable of generating magnetic field intensity exceeding 2 T

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
85.05.9009

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

All 8 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Previous code 8505 20

Electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes

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Electromagnets and electromagnetic lifting heads, and their parts (ex…

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.