# United States tariff line 8516.50.00.60: Having a capacity exceeding 22.5 liters but not exceeding 31.0 liters

> In the United States tariff, line 8516.50.00.60 covers microwave ovens, having a capacity exceeding 22.5 liters but not exceeding 31.0 liters. The general (MFN) duty rate is 2%. It falls under HS subheading 8516.50 in heading 85.16 (chapter 85).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516500060
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) / [8516.50](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851650) / [8516.50.00.60](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516500060)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 8516.50.00.60
- Covers: Microwave ovens, having a capacity exceeding 22.5 liters but not exceeding 31.0 liters
- Duty (MFN): 2%
- Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins)
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [8516.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851650)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 8516.50.00.60 covers microwave ovens, having a capacity exceeding 22.5 liters but not exceeding 31.0 liters.

Its legal text is “Having a capacity exceeding 22.5 liters but not exceeding 31.0 liters”, read under “Microwave ovens”.

Products commonly classified here include Microwave ovens with integral range hoods, of a kind used for domestic purposes, each having an oven capacit… (border.bot’s search keywords, not legal text).

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 8516.50 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 8516.50: Microwave ovens
- Line 8516.50.00.60: Having a capacity exceeding 22.5 liters but not exceeding 31.0 liters

## Duty

The general (MFN) duty rate is 2%.

The rate is published on 8516.50.00.

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*).

- Free: a group of origins (origin group A*) (A*)
- Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU)
- Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH)
- Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL)
- Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO)
- Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D)
- Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E)
- Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL)
- Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO)
- Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR)
- Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA)
- Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM)
- Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P)
- Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA)
- Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE)
- Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S)
- Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG)

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8516.50 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8516.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851650)

## Other lines under 8516.50

- [8516.50.00.30](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516500030) Having a capacity not exceeding 22.5 liters
- [8516.50.00.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516500090) Having a capacity exceeding 31.0 liters

- Previous line: [8516.50.00.30](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516500030) Having a capacity not exceeding 22.5 liters
- Next line: [8516.50.00.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8516500090) Having a capacity exceeding 31.0 liters

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 8516.50.00.60 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 8516.50.00.60 covers microwave ovens, having a capacity exceeding 22.5 liters but not exceeding 31.0 liters.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 8516.50.00.60 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty rate is 2%. The rate is published on 8516.50.00.

### Which preferential rates apply to 8516.50.00.60?

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*).

## 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/8516500060.json