Analysis
HTS 8516.90.50 covers parts for the microwave ovens of subheading 8516.50: other under heading 8516 (electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 3.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 8516.90.90 (parts: other) at 3.9%, a difference of 3.9 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 58% of the 624 tariff lines in chapter 85 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 335220 (Major Household Appliance Manufacturing), an industry of 180 US establishments employing 47,877 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8516.90.05 | Of heaters or heating apparatus of subheading 8516.10, 8516.21 or 8516.29 | 3.7% |
| 8516.90.15 | Housings for the hand-drying apparatus of subheading 8516.33 | 3.9% |
| 8516.90.25 | Housings and steel bases for the electric flatirons of subheading 8516.40 | 3.9% |
| 8516.90.35 | Assemblies, incorporating more than one of the following: cooking chamber; structural supporting chassis; door; outer case | Free |
| 8516.90.45 | Printed circuit assemblies | Free |
| 8516.90.55 | Cooking chambers, whether or not assembled | Free |
| 8516.90.65 | Top surface panels with or without heating elements or controls | Free |
| 8516.90.75 | Door assemblies, incorporating more than one of the following: inner panel; outer panel; window; insulation | Free |
| 8516.90.80 | Parts for the cooking stoves, ranges and ovens of subheading 8516.60.40: other | Free |
| 8516.90.85 | Housings for toasters | 3.9% |
| 8516.90.90 | Parts: other | 3.9% |