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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

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Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark-ignition or… (7 subcodes below).

Official description

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

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What 8511 covers and what it doesn’t

Official text: 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.

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Common questions

What is HS code 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…
What does 8511 include?
It covers 7 subheadings: 851110 Sparking plugs; 851120 Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels; 851130 Distributors; ignition coils; 851140 Starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators; 851150 Other generators; 851180 Other equipment; 851190 Parts.

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