Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8516
8516.29: Electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating: other
Other electric space heaters
Official description Other
8516.29 is the HS subheading for other electric space heaters, under heading 8516 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8516 29 00 00 Other p/st
- 8516 29 10 00 Liquid-filled radiators 2%p/st
- 8516 29 50 00 Convection heaters 2%p/st
- Other p/st
- 8516 29 91 00 With built-in fan 2%p/st
- 8516 29 99 00 Other 2%p/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 2
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £137m | 70.6% | +2.5% |
 Germany | £13.1m | 6.8% | -9.9% |
 Spain | £10.1m | 5.2% | -23.3% |
 Malaysia | £6.1m | 3.1% | -20.5% |
 Türkiye | £3.2m | 1.6% | +20.3% |
 Sweden | £2.4m | 1.2% | +1.2% |
 United States | £2.3m | 1.2% | +34.7% |
 Italy | £2.3m | 1.2% | +63.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines USA 3.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$180kUS$180k+US$7m+US$55m+> US$89m
Exports: 145
- China: US$2bn
- Germany: US$232m
- Malaysia: US$195m
- Canada: US$114m
- Italy: US$89m
- United States: US$82m
- Türkiye: US$80m
- Spain: US$67m
- Mexico: US$61m
- Sweden: US$60m
- Vietnam: US$60m
- United Kingdom: US$60m
- France: US$55m
- Poland: US$55m
- Finland: US$43m
- Netherlands: US$42m
- Japan: US$40m
- Czechia: US$38m
- South Korea: US$29m
- Egypt: US$28m
- Portugal: US$24m
- Austria: US$22m
- Cambodia: US$18m
- Romania: US$18m
- Lithuania: US$17m
- Ukraine: US$14m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Estonia: US$13m
- Thailand: US$12m
- Ireland: US$12m
- Russia: US$11m
- India: US$10m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Norway: US$6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- North Macedonia: US$3m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Oman: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Cyprus: US$929k
- Uzbekistan: US$882k
- Tunisia: US$743k
- New Zealand: US$691k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$587kUS$587k+US$10m+US$41m+> US$135m
Imports: 207
- United States: US$845m
- United Kingdom: US$251m
- France: US$238m
- Japan: US$232m
- Germany: US$219m
- Netherlands: US$145m
- Canada: US$135m
- Russia: US$125m
- Australia: US$92m
- Spain: US$88m
- Italy: US$82m
- South Korea: US$72m
- Belgium: US$70m
- Poland: US$57m
- Czechia: US$54m
- Austria: US$51m
- Sweden: US$49m
- Mexico: US$49m
- Kazakhstan: US$47m
- Norway: US$44m
- Vietnam: US$41m
- Taiwan: US$40m
- Ireland: US$39m
- Singapore: US$39m
- China: US$32m
- Türkiye: US$32m
- Switzerland: US$31m
- Iraq: US$30m
- Slovakia: US$28m
- Saudi Arabia: US$23m
- New Zealand: US$23m
- Finland: US$22m
- Romania: US$21m
- Portugal: US$21m
- Hungary: US$21m
- Israel: US$19m
- United Arab Emirates: US$19m
- Chile: US$18m
- Greece: US$18m
- India: US$16m
- Denmark: US$15m
- South Africa: US$14m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$13m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$13m
- Croatia: US$12m
- Thailand: US$12m
- Bulgaria: US$11m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Kuwait: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- Ukraine: US$10m
- Brazil: US$10m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Libya: US$8m
- Estonia: US$7m
- Serbia: US$6m
- North Macedonia: US$6m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$5m
- Uzbekistan: US$5m
- Mongolia: US$5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 54.2% |
| 2 | Germany | US$232m | 6.2% |
| 3 | Malaysia | US$195m | 5.2% |
| 4 | Canada | US$114m | 3% |
| 5 | Italy | US$89m | 2.4% |
| 6 | United States | US$82m | 2.2% |
| 7 | Türkiye | US$80m | 2.1% |
| 8 | Spain | US$67m | 1.8% |
| 9 | Mexico | US$61m | 1.6% |
| 10 | Sweden | US$60m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$845m | 22.5% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$251m | 6.7% |
| 3 |  France | US$238m | 6.3% |
| 4 | Japan | US$232m | 6.2% |
| 5 | Germany | US$219m | 5.8% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$145m | 3.9% |
| 7 | Canada | US$135m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$125m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$92m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Spain | US$88m | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 15%median duty
- 14number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Bahamas, Egypt
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 9.3% | 9% – 10% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 9.3% | 9% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 14% | 10% – 15% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 7% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 7% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 40% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 20% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 10% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 9.3% | 9% – 10% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 25% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 9.3% | 9% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.9%* | 2.6% – 3.2% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 13% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 9.3% | 9% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 25% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.8%* | 2.5% – 3% | 2023 |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 20% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 33% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 25% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 77582 Electric space-heating apparatus & electric soil-heating apparatus
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 313202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44817 Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2750 Manufacture of domestic appliances
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8516.29 | changed |
| 2012 | 8516.29 | changed |
| 2007 | 8516.29 | changed |
| 2002 | 8516.29 | changed |
| 1996 | 8516.29 | changed |
| 1992 | 8516.29 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 11
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N348489 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a steel TV mount with enclosure and an infrared heater from China
- N340123 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of electric space heaters from China.
- N325655 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an electric space heating lantern from China.
- H311957 U.S. CBP
Protest and Application for Further Review No 2704-20-130833; Applicability of Section 301 trade remedies of electric fireplace inserts from China
- N309563 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of electric space heaters from China.
- N277840 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an electric fireplace from China
- 600016218 HMRC
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- 600012584 HMRC
A range of Domestic Electric Space Heating LED Electric Fire Appliances. The appliance is largely used to heat internal domestic living spaces but can also be used as decorative visual effects within their homes. It can be easily configured as a three sided, two-sided, or single-sided fire It is…
- 600009397 HMRC
2000w Electric fan heater These are ideal for keeping rooms warm. The heaters are silent, compact and portable. This includes an integrated carry handle. Upright & Flat 2 Heat settings 1000w/2000w Overheat protection Adjustable thermostat Lightweight & practical
- 600009398 HMRC
2000w Electric upright fan heater These are ideal for keeping rooms warm. Portable with a carry handle. Upright 2 Heat settings 1000w/2000w Overheat protection Adjustable thermostat Lightweight & practical
- 600009399 HMRC
2000w Electric flat fan heater . These are ideal for keeping rooms warm. The heaters portable and easy to use. Flatbed 2 Heat settings 1000w/2000w Overheat protection Adjustable thermostat Lightweight & practical
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8516.29 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8516.29 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 2.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported other electric space heaters worth £194m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £5.53 per kg; China supplied 71%, followed by Germany.
World trade in other electric space heaters reached US$4bn in 2024, down 5.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 54.2% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating: other?
Electric space-heating apparatus and electric soil-heating: other fall under HS subheading 8516.29, part of heading 8516, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on electric space-heating apparatus and electric… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8516.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on electric space-heating apparatus and electric… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8516.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most electric space-heating apparatus and electric…?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (54.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export other electric space heaters to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other electric space heaters?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import other electric space heaters from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (71%), Germany (7%) and Spain (5%), out of total imports of £194m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.