ULPower UL260i Electronic Aircraft Engine from China
The ULPower UL260i is a four-cylinder, electronic fuel injected spark-ignition engine with ECU management producing 97 HP for ultralight and LSA aircraft. It features FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) for precise fuel/air mixture across altitudes, designed for direct aircraft drive. Falls under HTS 8407.10.00 as a spark-ignition reciprocating piston engine for aircraft propulsion.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
Import Tips
• Provide FADEC software version certification and CAN-bus wiring diagrams; ensure EMP shielding documentation
• Pitfall: incomplete vibration analysis data causes certification delays