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Code 8505 90 90 · Subheading 8505 90

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Other parts for magnets, electromagnets, couplings, brakes and work holders

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This code covers parts for permanent magnets, electromagnets, electromagnetic couplings or brakes, lifting magnets, and electromagnetic or permanent-magnet work holders. It applies to parts not specifically named by the other codes in this group.

For example

  • A replacement part for a permanent magnet, not a complete permanent magnet
  • A part for an electromagnetic coupling or brake, not a complete coupling or brake
  • A part for an electromagnetic or permanent-magnet work holder, not a complete work holder
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Official tariff text

Parts of permanent magnets, electromagnets, electromagnetic clutches, couplings, brakes and lifting heads, electromagnetic or permanent magnet holding devices, n.e.s.

Classification complete

8505 90 90

Other parts for magnets, electromagnets, couplings, brakes and work holders

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 85059090.

See how EU customs ruled on similar products

This is the catch-all under 8505 90: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

This is the remainder for parts in this group that are not the electromagnets, work holders or lifting magnets specifically named by the sibling codes.

One last check

Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.

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

Trade measures to be aware of

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

  • Lower duty for goods from some countries

    Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 52 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

  • Restrictions and paperwork

    Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); Ukraine; Iran, Islamic Republic of; any country except Iran, Islamic Republic of; any country.

    Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:

    • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • Movement certificate EUR.1
    • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
    • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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    • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure (Reg 267/2012)
    • Goods not consigned from Iran
    • Import authorisation for restricted goods and technologies (Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012)
    • Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Annex II, Part IV of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509)
    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

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 3 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).

Before you use the code

Check the facts that sit outside the code

The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.

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  1. The product and its form Check that your product really matches this description, including what it is made of and the form it arrives in.
  2. Country of origin Trade agreements, sanctions and extra measures can change the treatment of the very same code.
  3. Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with SKAT or TARIC.

Worth comparing

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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.