# United States tariff line 8516.33.00.00: Hand-drying apparatus

> In the United States tariff, line 8516.33.00.00 covers electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus, hand-drying apparatus. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8516.33 in heading 85.16 (chapter 85).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516330000
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/85) / [8516.33](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851633) / [8516.33.00.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516330000)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 8516.33.00.00
- Covers: Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus, hand-drying apparatus
- Duty (MFN): Free
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [8516.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851633)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 8516.33.00.00 covers electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus, hand-drying apparatus.

Its legal text is “Hand-drying apparatus”, read under “Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 8516.33 in heading 85.16 (chapter 85). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.

- Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- Heading 85.16: 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
- Subheading 8516.33: Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus
- Line 8516.33.00.00: Hand-drying apparatus

## Duty

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8516.33 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8516.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851633)

- Previous line: [8516.32.00.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516320040) Other
- Next line: [8516.40.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516402000) Travel type

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 8516.33.00.00 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 8516.33.00.00 covers electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus, hand-drying apparatus.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 8516.33.00.00 in the United States?

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516330000.json