# United States tariff line 8516.40.20.00: Travel type

> In the United States tariff, line 8516.40.20.00 covers electric flatirons, travel type. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8516.40 in heading 85.16 (chapter 85).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516402000
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) / [8516.40.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516402000)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 8516.40.20.00
- Covers: Electric flatirons, travel type
- Duty (MFN): Free
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [8516.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851640)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 8516.40.20.00 covers electric flatirons, travel type.

Its legal text is “Travel type”, read under “Electric flatirons”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 8516.40 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 8516.40: Electric flatirons
- Line 8516.40.20.00: Travel type

## 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 8516.40 yet.

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

## Other lines under 8516.40

- [8516.40.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516404000) Other

- Previous line: [8516.33.00.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516330000) Hand-drying apparatus
- Next line: [8516.40.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516404000) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 8516.40.20.00 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 8516.40.20.00 covers electric flatirons, travel type.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 8516.40.20.00 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/8516402000.json