HS code 8516.10: Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8516.10
- Covers
- Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty in the United States
- See its 2 lines
Summary
HS code 8516.10 covers electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters. It sits in heading 85.16 (electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 85.45) 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 85.16 are classified under 8516.21 (electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus, storage heating radiators), 8516.29 (electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus, other), 8516.31 (electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus, hair dryers), 8516.32 (electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus, other hair-dressing apparatus) or 9 others. National tariff lines under 8516.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this code covers
HS code 8516.10 covers electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters.
The legal text of the subheading is “Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 85.16 are classified under 8516.21 (electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus, storage heating radiators), 8516.29 (electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus, other), 8516.31 (electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus, hair dryers), 8516.32 (electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus, other hair-dressing apparatus) or 9 others.
- 8516.21Electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus: Storage heating radiators
- 8516.29Electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus: Other
- 8516.31Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus: Hair dryers
- 8516.32Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus: Other hair-dressing apparatus
- 8516.33Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus: Hand-drying apparatus
- 8516.40Electric smoothing irons
- 8516.50Microwave ovens
- 8516.60Other ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters
- 8516.71Other electrothermic appliances: Coffee or tea makers
- 8516.72Other electrothermic appliances: Toasters
- 8516.79Other electrothermic appliances: Other
- 8516.80Electric heating resistors
- 8516.90Parts
How it is structured
8516.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8516, are heading 85.16; the last two, 10, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8516.10
- Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters
In other countries
National tariff lines under 8516.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States2 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8516.10 cover?
HS code 8516.10 covers electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8516.10 in?
HS code 8516.10 is in heading 85.16 (electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 85.45) 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 85.16 classified when 8516.10 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 85.16 are classified under 8516.21 (electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus, storage heating radiators), 8516.29 (electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus, other), 8516.31 (electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus, hair dryers), 8516.32 (electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus, other hair-dressing apparatus) or 9 others.
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8516.10?
National tariff lines under 8516.10 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.