Chapter 85, Electrical machinery and electronics / Heading 8516
HTS 8516.31.00.00: Hair dryers (electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters)
Schedule text: Hair dryers. 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 › Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus › Hair dryers
General rate of duty
3.9%
Column 1, USITC schedule
From China, all in
16.4%
Priced live by the Gateway engine
Section 301 China
none
Product action on this line
Forced labor 301
12.5%
9903.05.31
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.
| Program | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|
General rate of duty (Column 1) Official rate: 3.9% 8516.31.00.00 | 3.9% | $390.00 |
Section 301 forced labor 9903.05.31 | 12.5% | $1,250.00 |
Effective duty rate | 16.4% | $1,640.00 |
Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.
Questions about this example
- What is HTS code 8516.31.00.00?
- HTS 8516.31.00.00 covers hair dryers (electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters); the schedule's own line text is "Hair dryers". 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 › Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus › Hair dryers. It sits in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and electronics) under heading 8516.
- What is the general duty rate for HTS 8516.31.00.00?
- The Column 1 general rate of duty is 3.9%. 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 8516.31.00.00 from China?
- Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 16.4%: 3.9% general rate + 12.5% forced labor. No Section 301 product action applies to this line today. The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
- Which lines are related to HTS 8516.31.00.00?
- 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.