# HS code 8516.50: Microwave ovens > HS code 8516.50 covers microwave ovens. 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 8516.10 (electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters), 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) or 9 others. National tariff lines under 8516.50 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/851650 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85) / [85.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8516) / [8516.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851650) ## Key facts - HS code: 8516.50 - Covers: Microwave ovens - 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8516) - 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 3 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851650) ## What this code covers HS code 8516.50 covers microwave ovens. The legal text of the subheading is “Microwave ovens”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 85.16 are classified under 8516.10 (electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters), 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) or 9 others. - [8516.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851610) Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters - [8516.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851621) Electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus: Storage heating radiators - [8516.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851629) Electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating apparatus: Other - [8516.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851631) Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus: Hair dryers - [8516.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851632) Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus: Other hair-dressing apparatus - [8516.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851633) Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus: Hand-drying apparatus - [8516.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851640) Electric smoothing irons - [8516.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851660) Other ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters - [8516.71](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851671) Other electrothermic appliances: Coffee or tea makers - [8516.72](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851672) Other electrothermic appliances: Toasters - [8516.79](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851679) Other electrothermic appliances: Other - [8516.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851680) Electric heating resistors - [8516.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851690) Parts ## How it is structured 8516.50 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8516, are heading 85.16; the last two, 50, 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 85.16: 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 - Subheading 8516.50: Microwave ovens ## In other countries National tariff lines under 8516.50 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851650): 3 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [8516.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851640) Electric smoothing irons - Next subheading: [8516.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851660) Other ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 8516.50 cover? HS code 8516.50 covers microwave ovens. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8516.50 in? HS code 8516.50 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 8516.50 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 85.16 are classified under 8516.10 (electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters), 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) or 9 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8516.50? National tariff lines under 8516.50 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 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. 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