# United States tariff lines under HS 8516.40

> The United States tariff splits HS 8516.40 (electric smoothing irons) into 2 national lines: 8516.40.20.00 (travel type) and 8516.40.40.00 (other). The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 8516.40.20.00 and 2.8% on 8516.40.40.00.

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851640
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) / [8516.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851640)

## Key facts

- HS subheading: [8516.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851640)
- National lines: 2
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- 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

## United States lines under 8516.40

The United States tariff splits HS 8516.40 (electric smoothing irons) into 2 national lines: 8516.40.20.00 (travel type) and 8516.40.40.00 (other).

The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 8516.40.20.00 and 2.8% on 8516.40.40.00.

- [8516.40.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516402000) Electric flatirons, Travel type. Duty (MFN): free
- [8516.40.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516404000) Electric flatirons, Other. Duty (MFN): 2.8%

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8516.40 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8516.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851640)

- Previous subheading: [8516.33](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851633) 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
- Next subheading: [8516.50](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851650) 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

## Frequently asked questions

### How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 8516.40?

The United States tariff splits HS 8516.40 (electric smoothing irons) into 2 national lines: 8516.40.20.00 (travel type) and 8516.40.40.00 (other).

### What is the duty on HS 8516.40 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 8516.40.20.00 and 2.8% on 8516.40.40.00.

## 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/851640.json