# HS code 8510.20: Hair clippers

> HS code 8510.20 covers hair clippers. It sits in heading 85.10 (shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with self- contained electric motor) in 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). Other goods of heading 85.10 are classified under 8510.10 (shavers), 8510.30 (hair-removing appliances) or 8510.90 (parts). National tariff lines under 8510.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/851020
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85) / [85.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8510) / [8510.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851020)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8510.20
- Covers: Hair clippers
- Heading: [85.10: Shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with self- contained electric motor](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8510)
- 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851020)

## What this code covers

HS code 8510.20 covers hair clippers.

The legal text of the subheading is “Hair clippers”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.10 are classified under 8510.10 (shavers), 8510.30 (hair-removing appliances) or 8510.90 (parts).

- [8510.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851010) Shavers
- [8510.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851030) Hair-removing appliances
- [8510.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851090) Parts

## How it is structured

8510.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8510, are heading 85.10; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- 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 85.10: Shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with self- contained electric motor
- Subheading 8510.20: Hair clippers

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8510.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851020): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8510.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851010) Shavers
- Next subheading: [8510.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851030) Hair-removing appliances

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8510.20 cover?

HS code 8510.20 covers hair clippers.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8510.20 in?

HS code 8510.20 is in heading 85.10 (shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with self- contained electric motor) in 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).

### Where are goods of heading 85.10 classified when 8510.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.10 are classified under 8510.10 (shavers), 8510.30 (hair-removing appliances) or 8510.90 (parts).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8510.20?

National tariff lines under 8510.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/851020.json