HS Code 2716Electrical energy
1 six-digit code · Heading 16 of 16 in Chapter 27 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 2716 is the customs heading for electrical energy, better known as electricity. It is where power sent across a border is classified.
Heading 2716does not subdivide further in the WCO nomenclature: goods answering to “Electrical energy” classify at the single six-digit code 271600. The heading is number 16 of 16 in Chapter 27, Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes, which runs to 43 six-digit codes in all.
Six-digit codes under heading 2716
| HS Code | Import–export description |
|---|---|
| 271600 | Electrical energy |
What HS code 2716 covers
This heading is built for one product: electricity. Customs uses it when power crosses a border through cables, not in a box or a tank. The WCO Harmonized System places it in Chapter 27, a chapter that otherwise deals with fuels and oils. Electricity sits there because it is an energy product, like coal or gas.
People look it up in different ways, such as HS 271600, HSN code 2716 or HTS 2716. All of them point to the same heading. Many countries add extra digits for their own tariffs, so a national tariff line can be longer than the international code. Check your own country's tariff schedule for the exact line and any duty that applies.
What is the HS code for electricity?
The code is 271600. Its customs description is plain: electrical energy. Use this code in the commodity field when you file a declaration, or when you search for trade records.
If you are unsure whether your goods belong here, the HS code classifier can help you check. Electricity itself is easy to place. The harder cases are goods that make or carry power, and those belong in other chapters.
How 2716 differs from other Chapter 27 headings
Most of Chapter 27 is about things you can hold, pour or burn. Electricity is the exception. A simple rule helps: if the goods are a material, they go in another heading. If the goods are the power itself, they go in 2716.
Gases are the usual mix-up. Both are gases that you can burn. Electricity is not a gas, so it stays in 2716.
The same logic applies to solid and liquid fuels. Coal falls under 2701. Crude petroleum falls under 2709, and refined oils fall under 2710. A power plant may burn any of these, but the electricity it sends out is classified on its own.
Who imports and exports electrical energy?
Cross-border electricity trade runs through power lines that link neighbouring countries. One side sells power and the other side buys it. Each flow is declared to customs, and the HS code tells the record what moved.
That makes the code a good starting point if you want to understand foreign trade in electricity. You can read import data and export data by HS code, then look at the buyer data and supplier data pages to see who is on each side of a deal.
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Related
- Chapter 27 mineral fuels HS codes
- HS 2711 petroleum gases
- HS 2705 coal gas and producer gas
- HS 2701 coal
- HS 2709 crude petroleum oils
- HS 2710 petroleum oils, not crude
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Nearby headings in Chapter 27
- 2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated…1 code
- 2705Coal gas, water gas, producer gas and similar gases, other than petroleum…1 code
- 2706Tar distilled from coal, from lignite, peat and other mineral tars, whether…1 code
- 2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar…7 codes
- 2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars2 codes
- 2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude1 code
- 2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations…5 codes
- 2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons7 codes
- 2712Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax…3 codes
- 2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils…4 codes
- 2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands…2 codes
- 2715Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt; on natural bitumen, on…1 code
Who ships under 2716?
EximDataX tracks the live import–export records filed under this heading and the code beneath it: named buyers, suppliers, quantities and values from official customs feeds.
Section V: Mineral Products, chapters 25–27.
HS Code 2716: common questions
What is the HS code for electrical energy?
Use that code on declarations and in searches.
Does HS heading 2716 have subheadings?
No. The international system has only one code here, 271600. A country may add its own extra digits for tariff purposes.
Which chapter and section is HS 2716 in?
It belongs to Chapter 27, which is part of Section V, Mineral Products.
What is the difference between HS 2716 and HS 2711?
Heading 2716 is electricity. Heading 2711 is petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons, which are materials you can store and burn.
How is HS 2716 different from HS 2705?
Heading 2705 covers manufactured gases such as coal gas and producer gas. Heading 2716 covers electrical energy only.
Where can I find import and export data for HS code 2716?
Open the live records for 2716 on EximDataX, linked from this page. The coverage section above explains where the records come from.
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