Chapter 85, Electrical machinery and electronics / Heading 8516

HTS 8516.29.00: 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

Schedule text: Other. Classification: 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 › Electric space heating apparatus and electric soil heating apparatus › Other

General rate of duty

3.7%

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

53.7%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

25%

List 3

Forced labor 301

exempt

9903.05.90

How the rate is built

Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: 3.7%
8516.29.00
3.7%$370.00
Section 301 China (List 3)
25%$2,500.00
Section 232 Steel (Derivative)
As of April 6, 2026, CBP may assess Section 232 metals duties based on US sales price rather than declared customs value.
25%$2,500.00
Effective duty rate
53.7%$5,370.00

Checked and not applied

  • Section 301 forced labor: Exempt: article is already subject to Section 232 duties (9903.05.90, U.S. note 52)

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Related lines

Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.

  • 8516.29.00.30Fan-forced
  • 8516.29.00.60Other
  • 8516.29.00.90Other

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8516.29.00?
HTS 8516.29.00 covers 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; the schedule's own line text is "Other". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: 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 › Electric space heating apparatus and electric soil heating apparatus › Other. It sits in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and electronics) under heading 8516.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8516.29.00?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is 3.7%. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
What is the tariff on HTS 8516.29.00 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 53.7%: 3.7% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 25% Section 232 Steel (Derivative). Section 301 applies (List 3). Forced-labor duty: Exempt: article is already subject to Section 232 duties (9903.05.90, U.S. note 52).
Which lines are related to HTS 8516.29.00?
Neighbouring statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading are listed on this page. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.