HS Code 8516Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545
14 six-digit codes · Heading 16 of 48 in Chapter 85 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 8516 (also written as HSN code 8516) is the home of electric heaters, hair and hand dryers, irons and cooking appliances for the home. This page explains each product group and how to pick the right code.
Heading 8516 is finely cut: 14 six-digit codes, 851610 to 851690, all of them under “Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545”. At that depth it is the exact wording of the code, not of the heading, that settles a classification. The heading is number 16 of 48 in Chapter 85, Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles, which runs to 296 six-digit codes in all.
Six-digit codes under heading 8516
| HS Code | Import–export description |
|---|---|
| 851610 | Heaters; electric, instantaneous or storage water and immersion heaters |
| 851621 | Heating apparatus; electric storage heating radiators |
| 851629 | Heating apparatus; electric soil heating apparatus and space heating apparatus (excluding storage heating radiators) |
| 851631 | Hair-dressing apparatus; electro-thermic hair dryers |
| 851632 | Hair-dressing apparatus; electro-thermic, other than hair dryers |
| 851633 | Hand-drying apparatus; electro-thermic |
| 851640 | Smoothing irons; electric |
| 851650 | Ovens; microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposes |
| 851660 | Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters; of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves) |
| 851671 | Electro-thermic appliances; coffee or tea makers, of a kind used for domestic purposes |
| 851672 | Electro-thermic appliances; toasters, of a kind used for domestic purposes |
| 851679 | Electro-thermic appliances; n.e.c. in heading no. 8516, used for domestic purposes |
| 851680 | Resistors; electric heating, other than those of heading no. 8545 |
| 851690 | Electro-thermic appliances; parts, of heating resistors, of water, space and soil heaters, hair-dressing apparatus, hand dryers, smoothing irons and other domestic appliances of heading no. 8516 |
What HS code 8516 covers
Heading 8516 is for electric appliances that make heat. Think of a water heater in a bathroom, a hair dryer on a shelf, an iron on a board or a microwave in a kitchen. It also takes the electric heating resistor, the part that makes the heat inside many of these machines.
The heading sits in Section XVI, inside Chapter 85 on electrical machinery. Its products fall into five families:
- Heaters for water, rooms and soil
- Hair dryers, other hair-styling tools and hand dryers
- Smoothing irons
- Cooking and drink-making appliances for the home
- Heating resistors and parts for all of the above
HS code 8516 subcode breakdown
Each six-digit code has a plain name below. The official wording still decides, so use these names as a quick guide only.
- 851610: electric water heaters and immersion heaters, both instant and storage types
- 851621: electric storage heating radiators
- 851629: other space heaters and soil heating apparatus
- 851631: electric hair dryers
- 851632: other electric hair-styling tools that are not hair dryers
- 851633: electric hand dryers
- 851640: electric smoothing irons
- 851650: microwave ovens for the home
- 851660: other home ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters
- 851671: coffee and tea makers for the home
- 851672: toasters for the home
- 851679: other home electro-thermic appliances not named elsewhere in 8516
- 851680: electric heating resistors
- 851690: parts for the apparatus above
How to confirm the correct HS code for electric heating appliances
Start with the job the product does. If it heats water, look at 851610. If it heats a room or soil, look at 851621 and 851629.
Every other space heater, and soil heating apparatus, goes to 851629.
For ovens, the split is simple.
Use 851679 only when a home appliance fits no named code. A named code beats the catch-all.
Parts go to 851690 when they suit the apparatus of this heading. If you are unsure, try the HS code classifier and then read the official words of the code.
Products classified outside 8516
Some products look close to 8516 but sit in other headings. Check these before you settle on a code.
- Home appliances with their own motor go to 8509. Vacuum cleaners have their own heading, 8508.
- Shavers, hair clippers and hair removing appliances with a motor go to 8510.
- Electrical resistors that are not heating resistors go to 8533.
- Carbon electrodes, brushes and other carbon articles go to 8545. The text of 8516 says its heating resistors are not those of 8545.
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Related
- Chapter 85 electrical machinery
- HS 8509 motorised domestic appliances
- HS 8510 shavers and hair clippers
- HS 8514 industrial electric furnaces
- HS 8533 electrical resistors
- HS 8545 carbon electrodes
- HS 8508 vacuum cleaners
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Nearby headings in Chapter 85
- 8510Shavers, hair clippers and hair removing appliances, with self-contained…4 codes
- 8511Ignition or starting equipment; used for spark-ignition or…7 codes
- 8512Lighting or visual signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading no.…5 codes
- 8513Lamps; portable, electric, designed to function by their own source of energy…2 codes
- 8514Industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens (including those…8 codes
- 8515Electric (electrically heated gas) soldering, brazing, welding machines and…8 codes
- 8517Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for…9 codes
- 8518Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their…8 codes
- 8519Sound recording or reproducing apparatus4 codes
- 8521Video recording or reproducing apparatus2 codes
- 8522Sound or video recording apparatus; parts and accessories suitable for use…2 codes
- 8523Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other…8 codes
Who ships under 8516?
EximDataX tracks the live import–export records filed under this heading and the 14 codes beneath it: named buyers, suppliers, quantities and values from official customs feeds.
Section XVI: Machinery, Electrical Equipment and Parts, chapters 84–85.
HS Code 8516: common questions
What is HS code 8516?
Some traders call it HSN code 8516.
What is the HS code for an electric water heater?
Instant, storage and immersion water heaters go to 851610.
What is the HS code for a microwave oven?
A microwave oven for home use is 851650. Other home ovens, cookers and cooking plates go to 851660.
Are motorised kitchen appliances classified under 8516?
No. Electro-mechanical home appliances with a self-contained motor belong to heading 8509.
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