Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productAc generators (alternators), of an output not exceeding 75 kva
In short
- The US imported $272.1M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.4% on the year before.
- China is the largest supplier, with 22.1% of US imports; France is next, with 21.7%.
- China has the lowest price, but landed at a US port with freight and duty Italy is cheaper: $590.47 each against $650.49 each.
- Duty paid averaged 11.7% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 1.2 points on a year earlier.
- France is gaining share: 13.0% over the last 12 months, up from 7.9%.
- 6 Federal Register notices named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.
US imports, Aug 2026
$30.4M
↑ +32% vs Aug 2025
Last 12 months
$272.1M
↑ +0.4% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
11.7%
↓ −1.2 pts vs Aug 2025
Top supplier
China
22.1% of US imports
US imports by month
The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
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| Month | US imports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | $23.1M |
| September 2025 | $23.0M |
| October 2025 | $22.3M |
| November 2025 | $16.7M |
| December 2025 | $23.0M |
| January 2026 | $24.9M |
| February 2026 | $15.4M |
| March 2026 | $22.4M |
| April 2026 | $18.3M |
| May 2026 | $19.4M |
| June 2026 | $30.6M |
| July 2026 | $25.9M |
| August 2026 | $30.4M |
What changed
- US imports were $30.4M in August 2026, up 17% from July 2026 and up 32% from August 2025.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $272.1M, up 0.4% on the 12 months before.
- Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: France up from 9.5% to 21.7%, Singapore down from 9.7% to 4.3%.
- Average price from France rose 82% since July 2026, to $2,539 each.
- Duty paid on imports from China fell from 37.1% to 34.4% of their value since July 2026.
US trade by year
US imports were $272.1M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 63% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $261.3M, up 20%. In January 2022 the HS 2022 revision moved some goods between this code and 8501.80, 8549.21, 8549.29 and 4 more, so part of a change across the dashed line can be the revision. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
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| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $166.5M |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $211.0M |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $328.0M |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $387.5M |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $415.5M |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $310.6M |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $229.4M |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $246.0M |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $271.1M |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $272.1M |
- China
- United Kingdom
- France
- Italy
- All countries
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| Period | China | United Kingdom | France | Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 20.0% | 19.4% | 1.6% | 6.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 24.9% | 13.1% | 0.8% | 8.8% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 19.5% | 8.2% | 2.1% | 7.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 10.9% | 8.6% | 1.5% | 4.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 15.1% | 6.2% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 29.8% | 7.4% | 1.8% | 8.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 20.7% | 11.1% | 3.2% | 14.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 17.6% | 13.4% | 6.4% | 11.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 17.0% | 11.5% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 17.1% | 14.0% | 13.0% | 9.6% |
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| Period | China | United Kingdom | France | Italy | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 2.4% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 13.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 25.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 26.2% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 5.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 26.2% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 8.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 23.5% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 22.8% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 4.8% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 39.4% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 37.5% | 1.1% | 5.1% | 12.0% | 11.8% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $272.1M+0.4% | 11.8%+3.4 pts | $261.3M−7.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $271.1M+10% | 8.4%+3.7 pts | $282.0M+20% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $246.0M+7.2% | 4.8%−1.0 pts | $234.3M+50% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $229.4M−26% | 5.8%−2.8 pts | $156.6M−19% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022HS 2022 revision | $310.6M−25% | 8.6%+3.5 pts | $193.6M+3.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $415.5M+7.2% | 5.1%+1.9 pts | $187.4M−2.8% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $387.5M+18% | 3.2%−0.1 pts | $192.9M−8.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $328.0M+55% | 3.3%+1.7 pts | $211.1M−3.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $211.0M+27% | 1.5%−0.1 pts | $217.5M−0.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $166.5M | 1.6% | $218.3M |
Who supplies the US
August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.
| Country | US imports | Share | Average price | Duty paid | Last 13 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | $6.7M | 22.1%+6.5 pts | $447.62 each+28% | 34.4%−22.9 pts | |
| France | $6.6M | 21.7%+8.4 pts | $2,539 each+37% | 2.2%−3.2 pts | |
| Italy | $2.6M | 8.6%+0.1 pts | $477.39 each+14% | 10.1%−3.0 pts | |
| United Kingdom | $2.5M | 8.2%−3.8 pts | $34,990 each−60% | 0.7%−1.4 pts | |
| Romania | $1.9M | 6.1%+4.4 pts | $4,280 each−96% | 9.4%−4.9 pts | |
| India | $1.4M | 4.7%−0.3 pts | $1,303 each+44% | 12.5%−1.9 pts | |
| Mexico | $1.4M | 4.6%−6.8 pts | $1,960 each−53% | 0.3%−0.7 pts | |
| Singapore | $1.3M | 4.3%+1.6 pts | $436,887 each−31% | 0.0%0.0 pts | |
| Other countries (20) | $6.0M | 19.7%−9.5 pts | $649.04 each−12% | 7.9%+5.1 pts | |
| All countries | $30.4M | 100.0% | $876.48 each+5.8% | 11.7%−1.2 pts |
The 3 largest suppliers had 44.1% of US imports over the last 12 months.
Landed cost by origin
What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.
- Price
- Freight and insurance
- Duty
| Country | Price | Freight and insurance | Duty | Landed cost | Make-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $516.27 each | $17.33 each3.4% of price | $56.87 each11.0% of price | $590.47 each+16% | |
| China | $473.38 each | $13.77 each2.9% of price | $163.35 each34.5% of price | $650.49 each+15% | |
| India | $1,260 each | $55.47 each4.4% of price | $153.31 each12.2% of price | $1,468 each+29% | |
| France | $1,804 each | $20.45 each1.1% of price | $60.97 each3.4% of price | $1,885 each+47% | |
| Mexico | $2,406 each | $11.08 each0.5% of price | $5.46 each0.2% of price | $2,423 each−16% | |
| Canada | $9,833 each | $33.24 each0.3% of price | $3.98 each0.0% of price | $9,870 each−68% | |
| United Kingdom | $45,671 each | $270.86 each0.6% of price | $360.34 each0.8% of price | $46,302 each+14% | |
| Brazil | $74,068 each | $193.08 each0.3% of price | $1,934 each2.6% of price | $76,196 each+101% | |
| All countries | $906.92 each | $15.69 each1.7% of price | $100.19 each11.0% of price | $1,023 each+13% |
Landed at a US port, Italy was cheapest, at $590.47 each: 9.2% below China.
China had the lowest price before freight and duty, $473.38 each, but they added 37.4% to it.
Landed cost from Brazil rose 101% on a year earlier, to $76,196 each, mostly on price: $37,768 each then, $74,068 each now.
How the market is shifting
France gained the most share: 13.0% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 7.9% in the 12 months before. Germany lost the most: 4.8%, down from 15.5%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
- China
- United Kingdom
- France
- Italy
- All countries
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| Month | China | United Kingdom | France | Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 21.9% | 10.5% | 2.9% | 4.9% |
| October 2024 | 15.5% | 10.0% | 9.7% | 7.1% |
| November 2024 | 12.8% | 11.6% | 8.2% | 4.2% |
| December 2024 | 17.6% | 16.2% | 13.2% | 5.1% |
| January 2025 | 20.9% | 6.1% | 10.7% | 9.1% |
| February 2025 | 15.6% | 21.6% | 2.8% | 7.1% |
| March 2025 | 11.8% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 6.7% |
| April 2025 | 11.2% | 10.6% | 2.1% | 9.1% |
| May 2025 | 23.7% | 12.0% | 7.4% | 11.9% |
| June 2025 | 14.6% | 11.8% | 8.9% | 10.9% |
| July 2025 | 25.5% | 10.8% | 8.7% | 10.7% |
| August 2025 | 15.6% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 8.5% |
| September 2025 | 18.4% | 10.8% | 13.2% | 4.5% |
| October 2025 | 20.9% | 13.6% | 11.2% | 9.1% |
| November 2025 | 13.9% | 18.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| December 2025 | 13.2% | 15.7% | 10.4% | 10.5% |
| January 2026 | 13.8% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 7.8% |
| February 2026 | 8.3% | 20.5% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| March 2026 | 13.4% | 15.1% | 13.3% | 9.6% |
| April 2026 | 13.0% | 16.0% | 10.8% | 11.8% |
| May 2026 | 18.2% | 21.5% | 17.8% | 12.5% |
| June 2026 | 21.3% | 15.2% | 10.4% | 9.6% |
| July 2026 | 20.8% | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| August 2026 | 22.1% | 8.2% | 21.7% | 8.6% |
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| Month | China | United Kingdom | France | Italy | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 26.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 6.5% |
| October 2024 | 27.5% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 5.0% |
| November 2024 | 18.5% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 3.0% |
| December 2024 | 23.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 4.9% |
| January 2025 | 25.5% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 6.0% |
| February 2025 | 25.9% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| March 2025 | 40.8% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 5.8% |
| April 2025 | 45.3% | 1.7% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| May 2025 | 58.6% | 0.7% | 7.7% | 12.1% | 18.1% |
| June 2025 | 57.0% | 1.0% | 8.4% | 12.1% | 11.8% |
| July 2025 | 57.5% | 1.1% | 8.8% | 11.8% | 18.2% |
| August 2025 | 57.3% | 2.2% | 5.4% | 13.1% | 13.0% |
| September 2025 | 55.6% | 1.2% | 6.1% | 14.9% | 14.4% |
| October 2025 | 42.0% | 1.7% | 8.5% | 15.0% | 16.6% |
| November 2025 | 41.8% | 3.1% | 10.7% | 14.6% | 15.8% |
| December 2025 | 31.4% | 0.7% | 10.9% | 9.5% | 14.0% |
| January 2026 | 36.8% | 0.6% | 3.3% | 15.0% | 11.6% |
| February 2026 | 40.9% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 8.7% | 9.3% |
| March 2026 | 27.8% | 0.5% | 6.2% | 12.3% | 7.7% |
| April 2026 | 36.2% | 0.5% | 5.7% | 12.5% | 8.4% |
| May 2026 | 37.3% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 12.4% | 10.5% |
| June 2026 | 32.4% | 0.4% | 5.3% | 12.2% | 10.0% |
| July 2026 | 37.1% | 1.5% | 4.0% | 10.6% | 11.4% |
| August 2026 | 34.4% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10.1% | 11.7% |
Tariff actions touching this product
When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.
- January 2026 · Duty paid: all countries 15.0% → 9.0%.
- October 2025 · Duty paid: China 56.9% → 39.6%.
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews and Intent To Revoke the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part
- Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the U.S.-EU Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade
- Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the United States-Japan Agreement
- April–May 2025 · Duty paid: China 26.0% → 56.9%, France 1.6% → 7.9%, Italy 2.5% → 12.1%, all countries 5.9% → 15.5%.
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Intent To Revoke the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and Intent To Revoke the Antidumping Order, in Part
- July 2019 · Duty paid: China 13.5% → 26.9%.
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2017
- Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018
- Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From Taiwan: Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review
- October 2018 · Duty paid: China 2.3% → 12.2%.
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Consideration of Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2015-2016
Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. These are the 5 newest of 6. Search the Federal Register for 8501.61
- Notice of Initiation of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Consideration of Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China; and Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From the People's Republic of China
- Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation
- Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From the People's Republic of China and Taiwan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty Order
- Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation
- Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of the Framework for a United States-Switzerland-Liechtenstein Agreement on Fair, Balanced, and Reciprocal Trade
Where it enters the US
Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.
Where US exports go
US exports were $26.4M in August 2026, down 21% from August 2025, and $261.3M over the last 12 months, down 7.3% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: China, up 14%.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $69.4M | 26.6% | −13% |
| United Kingdom | $27.8M | 10.6% | −13% |
| Brazil | $27.1M | 10.4% | −33% |
| Mexico | $22.7M | 8.7% | −16% |
| Canada | $19.6M | 7.5% | +3.9% |
| France | $17.6M | 6.7% | −19% |
| China | $9.3M | 3.6% | +14% |
| India | $7.8M | 3.0% | +47% |
| Other countries (90) | $60.1M | 23.0% | +26% |
| All countries | $261.3M | 100.0% | −7.3% |
Markets abroad
Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 123 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $198.3Min 2025 | +171% | $176.3M | 88.9% |
| United Kingdom | $116.5Min 2025 | +6.9% | $67.9MUS records $30.6M | 58.3% |
| France | $47.4Min 2025 | +4.0% | $22.8M | 48.0% |
| Canada | $39.2Min 2025 | +2.1% | $13.8M | 35.1% |
| Japan | $38.5Min 2025 | +21% | $24.7MUS records $2.5M | 64.1% |
| China | $31.1Min 2025 | +6.4% | $17.8M | 57.0% |
| Brazil | $30.8Min 2025 | +26% | $24.9M | 80.8% |
| Italy | $28.4Min 2025 | +72% | $8.1M | 28.6% |
The biggest market outside the US is Germany, which imported $198.3M of this product in 2025, 88.9% of that from the US.
Of these, imports into Germany grew fastest: up 171% from 2024 to 2025.
Related products
Other products under heading 8501: electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets). US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Dc motors not elsewhere specified and generators of an output not exceeding 750 wHS 8501.31 | $2.72B | $963.2M |
| Electric motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 wHS 8501.10 | $2.30B | $899.0M |
| Ac motors not elsewhere specified, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 750 w but not exceeding 75 kwHS 8501.52 | $2.11B | $509.8M |
| Ac motors not elsewhere specified, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75 kwHS 8501.53 | $1.44B | $532.4M |
| Ac motors not elsewhere specified, single-phaseHS 8501.40 | $1.42B | $248.0M |
| Ac generators (alternators), of an output exceeding 750 kvaHS 8501.64 | $1.20B | $258.2M |
| Dc motors not elsewhere specified and generators of an output exceeding 750 w but not exceeding 75 kwHS 8501.32 | $549.6M | $402.6M |
| Ac motors not elsewhere specified, multi-phase, of an output not exceeding 750 wHS 8501.51 | $589.6M | $208.9M |
About these figures
- Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
- US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
- Average price is customs value divided by quantity (number of items), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
- Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
- Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
- Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
- Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
- Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.