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
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- 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
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$170kUS$170k+US$11.4m+US$88.8m+> US$370.5m
Exports: 154
- China: US$921.9m
- United States: US$576.1m
- Mexico: US$512.7m
- Germany: US$497m
- Japan: US$370.5m
- Vietnam: US$323.2m
- Italy: US$256.9m
- Romania: US$200.2m
- Poland: US$172.7m
- South Korea: US$137.7m
- Hungary: US$116.2m
- Spain: US$114m
- Serbia: US$112.4m
- France: US$102.1m
- United Kingdom: US$88.8m
- Türkiye: US$87.2m
- Czechia: US$80.8m
- Sweden: US$68.7m
- Switzerland: US$48.5m
- India: US$47.9m
- North Macedonia: US$47.3m
- Netherlands: US$42.7m
- Denmark: US$41.8m
- Austria: US$40.3m
- Belgium: US$39.4m
- Canada: US$38.1m
- Ukraine: US$38.1m
- Finland: US$33.5m
- Portugal: US$32.5m
- Singapore: US$28.8m
- Taiwan: US$26.5m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Thailand: US$19m
- Tunisia: US$18.4m
- Bulgaria: US$16.8m
- Slovakia: US$14.4m
- Norway: US$11.4m
- Russia: US$10.5m
- Morocco: US$9m
- Malta: US$8.6m
- New Zealand: US$8.4m
- Slovenia: US$7.6m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Kazakhstan: US$6.8m
- Bangladesh: US$5.7m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.8m
- Luxembourg: US$4.2m
- Egypt: US$3.5m
- Australia: US$3.1m
- Philippines: US$3.1m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Greece: US$2.5m
- Ireland: US$2.5m
- Georgia: US$2.4m
- Israel: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.7m
- Estonia: US$1.1m
- Lithuania: US$1.1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$729kUS$729k+US$9.9m+US$78.1m+> US$201.1m
Imports: 211
- United States: US$876.3m
- Germany: US$442.9m
- China: US$371.5m
- Mexico: US$322.1m
- South Korea: US$260m
- Japan: US$207.8m
- Italy: US$201.1m
- France: US$167.4m
- Türkiye: US$147.4m
- Canada: US$137.4m
- Poland: US$123.8m
- Czechia: US$123m
- Romania: US$102.7m
- Hungary: US$102.5m
- United Kingdom: US$95.2m
- Vietnam: US$94.3m
- Netherlands: US$88.2m
- Spain: US$87.9m
- Taiwan: US$85.5m
- Indonesia: US$83.9m
- Singapore: US$78.1m
- Slovakia: US$76.7m
- Russia: US$72.8m
- Thailand: US$71.2m
- Malaysia: US$65.7m
- Austria: US$64.8m
- Belgium: US$64.1m
- India: US$59.5m
- Switzerland: US$56m
- Sweden: US$46m
- Denmark: US$44.5m
- Philippines: US$34.1m
- Norway: US$30.2m
- Slovenia: US$29.6m
- Portugal: US$29.3m
- Brazil: US$28.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$27.3m
- Australia: US$26.2m
- Finland: US$26.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$23.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$21.4m
- South Africa: US$20.9m
- Kazakhstan: US$20.3m
- Argentina: US$16.3m
- Iraq: US$13.7m
- Egypt: US$13.6m
- Israel: US$13.5m
- Ukraine: US$13.2m
- Bulgaria: US$12.3m
- Morocco: US$12.3m
- Serbia: US$10.8m
- Ireland: US$10.8m
- Colombia: US$9.9m
- Uzbekistan: US$9.6m
- Croatia: US$9.1m
- Tunisia: US$9.1m
- North Macedonia: US$8.7m
- Luxembourg: US$8.3m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$7m
- Estonia: US$6.5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$921.9m | 16.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$576.1m | 10.5% |
| 3 |  Mexico | US$512.7m | 9.4% |
| 4 | Germany | US$497m | 9.1% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$370.5m | 6.8% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$323.2m | 5.9% |
| 7 | Italy | US$256.9m | 4.7% |
| 8 | Romania | US$200.2m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$172.7m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$137.7m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$876.3m | 16% |
| 2 | Germany | US$442.9m | 8.1% |
| 3 | China | US$371.5m | 6.8% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$322.1m | 5.9% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$260m | 4.8% |
| 6 | Japan | US$207.8m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Italy | US$201.1m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  France | US$167.4m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Türkiye | US$147.4m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Canada | US$137.4m | 2.5% |
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
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$5.5bn (+2.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$921.9m), 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$921.9m 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.