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HS code for food steamer

8516

8516 Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space-heating apparatus and soil-heating apparatus; electrothermic hairdressing apparatus (for example, hairdryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electrothermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 8545

In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “food steamer” points to heading 8516: electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space-heating apparatus and soil-heating apparatus; electrothermic hairdressing apparatus (for example, hairdryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electrothermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 8545. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.

In the UK Global Tariff, 8516 covers 32 tariff lines and the duty is between 2% and 4%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 8516 into 24 tariff lines; the duty is between 2.7% and 5% (average 2.8%).

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 8516 covers 44 tariff lines and the duty is between 2.7% and 5%.

Duty rates compared

UK 2% – 4% Third-country duty 32 tariff lines · average 2.1% EU 2.7% – 5% Third-country duty 24 tariff lines · average 2.8% Türkiye 2.7% – 5% Third-country duty 44 tariff lines · average 2.8% USA Free – 5.3% General (MFN) 28 tariff lines · average 1.8% Canada Free – 9% General (MFN) 45 tariff lines · average 3.1% Mexico Free – 30% General (MFN) 23 tariff lines · average 11.1% Brazil 14.4% – 18% General (MFN) 17 tariff lines · average 17.5% Argentina 16% – 35% General (MFN) 62 tariff lines · average 20% Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 17 tariff lines · average 5.7% New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 33 tariff lines · average 3.9% · 1× specific or compound duty Japan Free General (MFN) 16 tariff lines Taiwan 1% – 10% General (MFN) 22 tariff lines · average 4.6% GCC 5% General (MFN) 32 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 14 tariff lines Norway Free General (MFN) 20 tariff lines North Macedonia 2.7% – 15% General (MFN) 25 tariff lines · average 13% Nigeria 10% – 20% General (MFN) 17 tariff lines · average 19.4%

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for food steamer?

Food steamer are classified under 8516 (Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.