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%+4p/st
- 8516 29 50 00 Convection heaters 2%+4p/st
- Other p/st
- 8516 29 91 00 With built-in fan 2%+4p/st
- 8516 29 99 00 Other 2%+4p/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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | 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 60% Statutory rate (Law 474) 7 tariff lines USA 3.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$180.1kUS$180.1k+US$7.2m+US$55.1m+> US$89.2m
Exports: 145
- China: US$2bn
- Germany: US$232m
- Malaysia: US$194.7m
- Canada: US$113.7m
- Italy: US$89.2m
- United States: US$82m
- Türkiye: US$80.1m
- Spain: US$66.9m
- Mexico: US$61.2m
- Sweden: US$60.4m
- Vietnam: US$60.3m
- United Kingdom: US$59.6m
- France: US$55.5m
- Poland: US$55.1m
- Finland: US$43.3m
- Netherlands: US$42m
- Japan: US$39.6m
- Czechia: US$37.9m
- South Korea: US$28.9m
- Egypt: US$28.4m
- Portugal: US$24m
- Austria: US$21.5m
- Cambodia: US$18.3m
- Romania: US$17.6m
- Lithuania: US$17.2m
- Ukraine: US$13.9m
- Belgium: US$12.9m
- Estonia: US$12.7m
- Thailand: US$12.3m
- Ireland: US$12.3m
- Russia: US$10.8m
- India: US$10m
- Bulgaria: US$9.4m
- Switzerland: US$9.3m
- Slovenia: US$7.2m
- Denmark: US$7.1m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Singapore: US$6.6m
- Slovakia: US$6.4m
- Norway: US$5.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4.3m
- Greece: US$3.8m
- Hungary: US$3.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.5m
- Indonesia: US$3.3m
- Serbia: US$3.1m
- Kazakhstan: US$2.8m
- North Macedonia: US$2.7m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2.5m
- Croatia: US$2.4m
- Latvia: US$2.3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1.7m
- Australia: US$1.7m
- Oman: US$1.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.1m
- Cyprus: US$929.3k
- Uzbekistan: US$881.6k
- Tunisia: US$743.1k
- New Zealand: US$691.1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$586.7kUS$586.7k+US$9.6m+US$41.2m+> US$135.2m
Imports: 207
- United States: US$844.6m
- United Kingdom: US$251.4m
- France: US$237.8m
- Japan: US$232.4m
- Germany: US$219.2m
- Netherlands: US$145m
- Canada: US$135.2m
- Russia: US$125.3m
- Australia: US$92.3m
- Spain: US$88.4m
- Italy: US$82.2m
- South Korea: US$71.5m
- Belgium: US$69.8m
- Poland: US$56.6m
- Czechia: US$53.6m
- Austria: US$50.9m
- Sweden: US$48.8m
- Mexico: US$48.7m
- Kazakhstan: US$46.6m
- Norway: US$43.7m
- Vietnam: US$41.2m
- Taiwan: US$39.9m
- Ireland: US$38.9m
- Singapore: US$38.8m
- China: US$32.1m
- Türkiye: US$31.8m
- Switzerland: US$31.1m
- Iraq: US$29.6m
- Slovakia: US$28.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$22.8m
- New Zealand: US$22.7m
- Finland: US$22.5m
- Romania: US$21.3m
- Portugal: US$21m
- Hungary: US$20.7m
- Israel: US$18.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$18.7m
- Chile: US$18.5m
- Greece: US$18.4m
- India: US$16m
- Denmark: US$15.4m
- South Africa: US$13.6m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$13.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12.6m
- Croatia: US$12.2m
- Thailand: US$11.6m
- Bulgaria: US$11m
- Lithuania: US$10.4m
- Kuwait: US$10.3m
- Malaysia: US$9.9m
- Ukraine: US$9.9m
- Brazil: US$9.6m
- Slovenia: US$8.4m
- Libya: US$8.1m
- Estonia: US$7.4m
- Serbia: US$6.5m
- North Macedonia: US$5.5m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$5.3m
- Uzbekistan: US$4.9m
- Mongolia: US$4.8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 54.2% |
| 2 | Germany | US$232m | 6.2% |
| 3 | Malaysia | US$194.7m | 5.2% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$113.7m | 3% |
| 5 | Italy | US$89.2m | 2.4% |
| 6 | United States | US$82m | 2.2% |
| 7 | Türkiye | US$80.1m | 2.1% |
| 8 | Spain | US$66.9m | 1.8% |
| 9 |  Mexico | US$61.2m | 1.6% |
| 10 | Sweden | US$60.4m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$844.6m | 22.5% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$251.4m | 6.7% |
| 3 |  France | US$237.8m | 6.3% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$232.4m | 6.2% |
| 5 | Germany | US$219.2m | 5.8% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$145m | 3.9% |
| 7 | Canada | US$135.2m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$125.3m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$92.3m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Spain | US$88.4m | 2.4% |
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 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 175 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$3.8bn in 2024, down 5.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 54.2% of the total, ahead of Germany.
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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?
175 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.