Section XVI · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV apparatus

8516.90

Parts:

How this code is built
85

Chapter

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV apparatus

16

Heading

The product family within the chapter

90

Subheading

The specific good, identical worldwide

The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. The United States adds two more for the tariff rate and, often, two more for statistics — which is why the rates below are listed against 8- and 10-digit numbers rather than against this code.

How the schedule reaches this code

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV apparatus
  2. 8516Electric 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:
  3. Parts:

Published US duty rates

Duty is set at the 8- or 10-digit line, not at this 6-digit subheading, so more than one rate can sit under this code.

  • 8516.90.05.00Of heaters or heating apparatus of subheading 8516.10, 8516.21 or 8516.29No.
    General
    3.7%
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8516.90.15.00Housings for the hand-drying apparatus of subheading 8516.33No.
    General
    3.9%
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8516.90.25.00Housings and steel bases for the electric flatirons of subheading 8516.40No.
    General
    3.9%
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8516.90.35.00Assemblies, incorporating more than one of the following: cooking chamber; structural supporting chassis; door; outer caseNo.
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8516.90.45.00Printed circuit assembliesNo.
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8516.90.50.00OtherNo.
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8516.90.55.00Cooking chambers, whether or not assembledNo.
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8516.90.65.00Top surface panels with or without heating elements or controlsNo.
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8516.90.75.00Door assemblies, incorporating more than one of the following: inner panel; outer panel; window; insulationNo.
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8516.90.80Other
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8516.90.85.00Housings for toastersNo.
    General
    3.9%
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8516.90.90.00OtherNo.
    General
    3.9%
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

Schedule footnotes

  • See 9903.88.03.

A reference to Chapter 99 means an additional action — a Section 232 or 301 measure, an exclusion, or a quota — applies on top of the rate above.

This is the listed rate. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders, Chapter 99 actions and preference qualification all change what is actually collected, and classification is a judgement about your goods. Verify with your licensed customs broker before you file.

Other subheadings in heading 8516

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) — 2026 HTS Revision 12, released 2026-07-21, published at hts.usitc.gov. A U.S. Government work in the public domain.