Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8516
8516.80: Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters: electric heating resistors
Electric heating resistors
Official description Electric heating resistors
8516.80 is the HS subheading for electric heating resistors, under heading 8516 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8516 80 00 00 Electric heating resistors
- 8516 80 20 00 Assembled with an insulated former
- 8516 80 20 10 Assembled only with a simple insulated former and electrical connections, used for anti-icing or de-icing, for use in civil aircraft
- 8516 80 20 20 Car door mirror heating foil: - with two electrical contacts, - with an adhesive layer on both sides (on the side of the plastic holder of the mirror and on the side of the mirror glass), - with a protective paper film on both sides 2%
- 8516 80 20 90 Other 2%
- 8516 80 80 00 Other 2%
- 8516 80 80 10 Electric heating resistor with a triple loop design: -mainly made of aisi 316l stainless steel, -with a rated voltage of 230v, -with a rated power of 2000w, -with a total heating element length of 217 mm or more, but not more than 223 mm, -with a heating element working length of 169.5 mm or more, but not more than 174.5 mm, -with a mounting flange diameter of 28 mm or more, but not more than 32 mm, -with a heating element bending radius of 10.75 mm, -equipped with thermal fuses, -without a built-in ntc sensor, -with nickel plated terminal pin and connector 2%
- 8516 80 80 90 Other 2%
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 5
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 5 lines
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 5 lines
- 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
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 5 lines
Import requirements 3
- 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
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 5 lines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £10.7m | 13.6% | +2.8% |
 Italy | £10.6m | 13.5% | +0.6% |
 Germany | £9.3m | 11.9% | -7.9% |
 China | £8.3m | 10.6% | -0.3% |
 Morocco | £5.5m | 7% | +1,896% |
| United Kingdom | £4.5m | 5.8% | +13.6% |
 Serbia | £3.6m | 4.6% | +2.5% |
 Romania | £3.1m | 4% | +1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 14.4% – 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15.2% 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$170kUS$170k+US$11m+US$89m+> US$371m
Exports: 154
- China: US$922m
- United States: US$576m
- Mexico: US$513m
- Germany: US$497m
- Japan: US$371m
- Vietnam: US$323m
- Italy: US$257m
- Romania: US$200m
- Poland: US$173m
- South Korea: US$138m
- Hungary: US$116m
- Spain: US$114m
- Serbia: US$112m
- France: US$102m
- United Kingdom: US$89m
- Türkiye: US$87m
- Czechia: US$81m
- Sweden: US$69m
- Switzerland: US$48m
- India: US$48m
- North Macedonia: US$47m
- Netherlands: US$43m
- Denmark: US$42m
- Austria: US$40m
- Belgium: US$39m
- Canada: US$38m
- Ukraine: US$38m
- Finland: US$33m
- Portugal: US$33m
- Singapore: US$29m
- Taiwan: US$26m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Thailand: US$19m
- Tunisia: US$18m
- Bulgaria: US$17m
- Slovakia: US$14m
- Norway: US$11m
- Russia: US$11m
- Morocco: US$9m
- Malta: US$9m
- New Zealand: US$8m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Kazakhstan: US$7m
- Bangladesh: US$6m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Georgia: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$729kUS$729k+US$10m+US$78m+> US$201m
Imports: 211
- United States: US$876m
- Germany: US$443m
- China: US$371m
- Mexico: US$322m
- South Korea: US$260m
- Japan: US$208m
- Italy: US$201m
- France: US$167m
- Türkiye: US$147m
- Canada: US$137m
- Poland: US$124m
- Czechia: US$123m
- Romania: US$103m
- Hungary: US$103m
- United Kingdom: US$95m
- Vietnam: US$94m
- Netherlands: US$88m
- Spain: US$88m
- Taiwan: US$86m
- Indonesia: US$84m
- Singapore: US$78m
- Slovakia: US$77m
- Russia: US$73m
- Thailand: US$71m
- Malaysia: US$66m
- Austria: US$65m
- Belgium: US$64m
- India: US$60m
- Switzerland: US$56m
- Sweden: US$46m
- Denmark: US$44m
- Philippines: US$34m
- Norway: US$30m
- Slovenia: US$30m
- Portugal: US$29m
- Brazil: US$29m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$27m
- Australia: US$26m
- Finland: US$26m
- Saudi Arabia: US$23m
- United Arab Emirates: US$21m
- South Africa: US$21m
- Kazakhstan: US$20m
- Argentina: US$16m
- Iraq: US$14m
- Egypt: US$14m
- Israel: US$14m
- Ukraine: US$13m
- Bulgaria: US$12m
- Morocco: US$12m
- Serbia: US$11m
- Ireland: US$11m
- Colombia: US$10m
- Uzbekistan: US$10m
- Croatia: US$9m
- Tunisia: US$9m
- North Macedonia: US$9m
- Luxembourg: US$8m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$7m
- Estonia: US$7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$922m | 16.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$576m | 10.5% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$513m | 9.4% |
| 4 | Germany | US$497m | 9.1% |
| 5 | Japan | US$371m | 6.8% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$323m | 5.9% |
| 7 | Italy | US$257m | 4.7% |
| 8 | Romania | US$200m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$173m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$138m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$876m | 16% |
| 2 | Germany | US$443m | 8.1% |
| 3 | China | US$371m | 6.8% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$322m | 5.9% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$260m | 4.8% |
| 6 | Japan | US$208m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Italy | US$201m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  France | US$167m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Türkiye | US$147m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Canada | US$137m | 2.5% |
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.
- 10%median duty
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Sudan, Bahamas, Cambodia
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 35% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 13% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 15% | 0% – 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 13% | 0% – 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 20% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 3% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 6.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 25% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 13% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.8%* | 1.5% – 5.6% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 6.5% | 5% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Morocco | 18% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 13% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 11% – 20% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 3% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5% | 3% – 7% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 13% | 0% – 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 | 0.6%* | 0.3% – 1.1% | 2023 |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 33% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 4.4% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 1.5% | 0% – 2% | 2023 |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 13% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 0.1% – 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
- 77588 Electric heating resistors (other than of carbon)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44818 Electric heating resistors, except of carbon
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2750 Manufacture of domestic appliances
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8516.80 | changed |
| 2012 | 8516.80 | changed |
| 2007 | 8516.80 | changed |
| 2002 | 8516.80 | changed |
| 1996 | 8516.80 | changed |
| 1992 | 8516.80 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
- N302658 U.S. CBP
The classification and country of origin of two types of automotive heater pads from Germany and Hungary.
- N290369 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of heat trace cables, imported in bulk on the spool, from China.
- N288617 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of heat trace cables from ChinaMr. Michael E. RollPisani & Roll LLP1875 Century Park East, Suite 600Los Angeles, CA 90067
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Other
Update to Commodity Code Structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 7 July 2026
Trade Tariff news 7126 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Suspension · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Other
Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 30 June 2026
Trade Tariff news 6995 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Other
Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8516.80 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8516.80 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 2.7%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of electric heating resistors into the UK came to £78.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 1% on the year before); United States supplied 14%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported electric heating resistors worth US$5bn (+2.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$922m), followed by the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for electric instantaneous or storage water heaters: electric heating resistors?
Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters: electric heating resistors fall under HS subheading 8516.80, part of heading 8516, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on electric instantaneous or storage water heaters in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8516.80 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 instantaneous or storage water heaters in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8516.80 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 instantaneous or storage water heaters?
China, with US$922m in 2024 (16.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export electric heating resistors 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 electric heating resistors?
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 electric heating resistors from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (14%), Italy (14%) and Germany (12%), out of total imports of £78.3m.