Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545
HS heading 85.16 covers Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545. Within Chapter 85 it splits into 14 six-digit subheadings spanning heaters to electro-thermic appliances, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $142.8M
- Share of Chapter 85
- 0.4%
- Rank in its chapter
- #22 of 48
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 85.16 covers Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545. At the six-digit line it separates heaters, heating apparatus and hair-dressing apparatus, among others — each a distinct duty line shown below. Electrical machinery is a fast-growing Indian export — transformers, motors, cables, batteries and electronics. India exported $142.8M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 0.4% of all Chapter 85 exports, ranking #22 of 48 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
85.16 is the four-digit HS heading for electric water, space, soil heaters. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many machinery & electrical equipment lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 85.16
The Harmonised System breaks Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545 into these 14 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Heaters; electric, instantaneous or storage water and immersion heaters
Heating apparatus; electric storage heating radiators
Heating apparatus; electric soil heating apparatus and space heating apparatus (excluding storage heating radiators)
Hair-dressing apparatus; electro-thermic hair dryers
Hair-dressing apparatus; electro-thermic, other than hair dryers
Hand-drying apparatus; electro-thermic
Smoothing irons; electric
Ovens; microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposes
Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters; of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves)
Electro-thermic appliances; coffee or tea makers, of a kind used for domestic purposes
Electro-thermic appliances; toasters, of a kind used for domestic purposes
Electro-thermic appliances; n.e.c. in heading no. 8516, used for domestic purposes
Resistors; electric heating, other than those of heading no. 8545
Electro-thermic appliances; parts, of heating resistors, of water, space and soil heaters, hair-dressing apparatus, hand dryers, smoothing irons and other domestic appliances of heading no. 8516
Top destinations for Chapter 85 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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