Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 14 court cases · $813.8M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$813.8M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
0 rulings — · 0 reg · 13 CIT, 1 CAFC (2 recent)
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 pending Federal Register actions, and 14 CIT/CAFC cases.
100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.
This is a high-volume import code — $814M in monthly US imports. Duty rate changes or trade remedy actions on this code have significant economic impact.
List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)
Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.
Effective 2018-07-06
These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →
| Code | Description | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8516.10.00 | Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters | Free |
| 8516.10.00.40 | Storage water heaters | — |
| 8516.10.00.80 | Other water heaters and immersion heaters | — |
| 8516.21.00.00 | Storage heating radiators | Free |
| 8516.29.00 | Other | 3.7% |
| 8516.29.00.30 | Fan-forced | — |
| 8516.29.00.60 | Other | — |
| 8516.29.00.90 | Other | — |
| 8516.31.00.00 | Hair dryers | 3.9% |
| 8516.32.00 | Other hairdressing apparatus | 3.9% |
| 8516.32.00.20 | Curlers | — |
| 8516.32.00.40 | Other | — |
| 8516.33.00.00 | Hand-drying apparatus | Free |
| 8516.40 | Electric flatirons: | — |
| 8516.40.20.00 | Travel type | Free |
| 8516.40.40.00 | Other | 2.8% |
| 8516.50.00 | Microwave ovens | 2% |
| 8516.50.00.30 | Having a capacity not exceeding 22.5 liters | — |
| 8516.50.00.60 | Having a capacity exceeding 22.5 liters but not exceeding 31.0 liters | — |
| 8516.50.00.90 | Having a capacity exceeding 31.0 liters | — |
| 8516.60 | Other ovens; cooking stoves, ranges, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: | — |
| 8516.60.40 | Cooking stoves, ranges and ovens | Free |
| 8516.60.40.60 | Microwave oven combinations | — |
| 8516.60.40.70 | Portable | — |
| 8516.60.40.74 | Of a maximum width not exceeding <il>70 centimeters</il> | — |
| 8516.60.40.78 | Containing a gas fueled cooktop | — |
| 8516.60.40.82 | Containing a radiant heated cooktop | — |
| 8516.60.40.86 | Other | — |
| 8516.60.60.00 | Other | 2.7% |
| 8516.71.00 | Coffee or tea makers | 3.7% |
| 8516.71.00.20 | Automatic drip and pump type | — |
| 8516.71.00.40 | Percolator | — |
| 8516.71.00.60 | Other | — |
| 8516.71.00.80 | Other | — |
| 8516.72.00.00 | Toasters | 5.3% |
| 8516.79.00.00 | Other | 2.7% |
| 8516.80 | Electric heating resistors: | — |
| 8516.80.40.00 | Assembled only with simple insulated former and electrical connections, used for anti-icing or deicing | Free |
| 8516.80.80.00 | Other | Free |
| 8516.90 | Parts: | — |
| 8516.90.05.00 | Of heaters or heating apparatus of subheading 8516.10, 8516.21 or 8516.29 | 3.7% |
| 8516.90.15.00 | Housings for the hand-drying apparatus of subheading 8516.33 | 3.9% |
| 8516.90.25.00 | Housings and steel bases for the electric flatirons of subheading 8516.40 | 3.9% |
| 8516.90.35.00 | Assemblies, incorporating more than one of the following: cooking chamber; structural supporting chassis; door; outer case | Free |
| 8516.90.45.00 | Printed circuit assemblies | Free |
| 8516.90.50.00 | Other | Free |
| 8516.90.55.00 | Cooking chambers, whether or not assembled | Free |
| 8516.90.65.00 | Top surface panels with or without heating elements or controls | Free |
| 8516.90.75.00 | Door assemblies, incorporating more than one of the following: inner panel; outer panel; window; insulation | Free |
| 8516.90.80 | Other | Free |
| 8516.90.80.10 | Shelving and racks for cooking stoves and ranges | — |
| 8516.90.80.50 | Other | — |
| 8516.90.85.00 | Housings for toasters | 3.9% |
| 8516.90.90.00 | Other | 3.9% |
ELECTRIC STORAGE WATER HEATERS
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
