HTS Index

HTS heading 8516

Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electrothermic hairdressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric flatirons; other electrothermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 8545; parts thereof — 55 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
8516Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electrothermic hairdressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric flatirons; other electrothermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 8545; parts thereof + Ch. 99not stated
8516.10.00Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters + Ch. 99Free
8516.10.00.40Storage water heaters + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8516.10.00)No.
8516.10.00.80Other water heaters and immersion heaters + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8516.10.00)No.
8516.21.00.00Storage heating radiators + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8516.29.00Other + Ch. 993.7%
8516.29.00.30Fan-forced + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 8516.29.00)No.
8516.29.00.60Other + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 8516.29.00)No.
8516.29.00.90Other + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 8516.29.00)No.
8516.31.00.00Hair dryers + Ch. 993.9%No.
8516.32.00Other hairdressing apparatus + Ch. 993.9%
8516.32.00.20Curlers + Ch. 993.9% (inherited from 8516.32.00)No.
8516.32.00.40Other + Ch. 993.9% (inherited from 8516.32.00)No.
8516.33.00.00Hand-drying apparatus + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8516.40Electric flatirons + Ch. 99not stated
8516.40.20.00Travel type + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8516.40.40.00Other + Ch. 992.8%No.
8516.50.00Microwave ovens + Ch. 992%
8516.50.00.30Having a capacity not exceeding 22.5 liters + Ch. 992% (inherited from 8516.50.00)No.
8516.50.00.60Having a capacity exceeding 22.5 liters but not exceeding 31.0 liters + Ch. 992% (inherited from 8516.50.00)No.
8516.50.00.90Having a capacity exceeding 31.0 liters + Ch. 992% (inherited from 8516.50.00)No.
8516.60Other ovens; cooking stoves, ranges, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters + Ch. 99not stated
8516.60.40Cooking stoves, ranges and ovens + Ch. 99Free
8516.60.40.60Microwave oven combinations + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8516.60.40)No.
8516.60.40.70Portable + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8516.60.40)No.
8516.60.40.74Of a maximum width not exceeding 70 centimeters + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8516.60.40)No.
8516.60.40.78Containing a gas fueled cooktop + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8516.60.40)No.
8516.60.40.82Containing a radiant heated cooktop + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8516.60.40)No.
8516.60.40.86Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8516.60.40)No.
8516.60.60.00Other + Ch. 992.7%No.
8516.71.00Coffee or tea makers + Ch. 993.7%
8516.71.00.20Automatic drip and pump type + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 8516.71.00)No.
8516.71.00.40Percolator + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 8516.71.00)No.
8516.71.00.60Other + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 8516.71.00)No.
8516.71.00.80Other + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 8516.71.00)No.
8516.72.00.00Toasters + Ch. 995.3%No.
8516.79.00.00Other + Ch. 992.7%No.
8516.80Electric heating resistors + Ch. 99not stated
8516.80.40.00Assembled only with simple insulated former and electrical connections, used for anti-icing or deicing + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8516.80.80.00Other + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8516.90Parts + Ch. 99not stated
8516.90.05.00Of heaters or heating apparatus of subheading 8516.10, 8516.21 or 8516.29 + Ch. 993.7%No.
8516.90.15.00Housings for the hand-drying apparatus of subheading 8516.33 + Ch. 993.9%No.
8516.90.25.00Housings and steel bases for the electric flatirons of subheading 8516.40 + Ch. 993.9%No.
8516.90.35.00Assemblies, incorporating more than one of the following: cooking chamber; structural supporting chassis; door; outer case + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8516.90.45.00Printed circuit assemblies + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8516.90.50.00Other + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8516.90.55.00Cooking chambers, whether or not assembled + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8516.90.65.00Top surface panels with or without heating elements or controls + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8516.90.75.00Door assemblies, incorporating more than one of the following: inner panel; outer panel; window; insulation + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8516.90.80Other + Ch. 99Free
8516.90.80.10Shelving and racks for cooking stoves and ranges + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8516.90.80)No.
8516.90.80.50Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8516.90.80)No.
8516.90.85.00Housings for toasters + Ch. 993.9%No.
8516.90.90.00Other + Ch. 993.9%No.

22 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

55 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.