HS code for drinking water in China: 8516791000
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HS code for drinking water in China

The HS code for drinking water in China is 8516791000 — Electro-thermic water dispensers.

MFN duty 7% VAT 13% Temporary rate - Consumption tax 0% Chinese customs wording: 电热饮水机

Official tariff line authoritative
Official Chinese customs nomenclature for the code above. Rates are the reference figures of the current schedule; always confirm against the full record.
HS code Description (official English) Chinese customs wording MFN VAT Detail
8516791000 Electro-thermic water dispensers 电热饮水机 7% 13% Open
Codes used in practice for products declared as “drinking water”
Grouped from real Chinese import declarations. This list includes parts and components codes — that is expected, because components are imported far more often than finished machines. Use it to see how the product is classified in practice, not as the final answer.
HS code Description (official English) Declarations MFN VAT Detail
8516909000 parts of Other goods of heading No.85.16 1,213 6% 13% Open
8516791000 Electro-thermic water dispensers 133 7% 13% Open
3926909090 Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading No.39.01 to 39.14 202 10% 13% Open
8436910000 Parts Of poultry-keeping machinery or poultry incubators and brooders 97 6% 13% Open
7326909000 Other articles of iron or steel , not for technical use 104 8% 13% Open
Why 8516791000 is the answer
  • Classified in heading 8516 — Electric fast water heaters, storage water heaters, and immersion liquid heaters; Electrical space heaters and soil heaters; Electric hair clippers (such as hair dryers, curling irons, electric hair clippers) and hand dryers; Electric iron; Other household electric heating appliances; Heating resistors, except for items under heading 85.45 , chapter 85 — Motors, Electrical Equipment, and Their Parts; Recording and reproducing equipment for recording and reproducing audio, television images, and sound, as well as their parts and accessories .
  • Matching official wording: the Chinese tariff description for this line is “电热饮水机”, which contains the term used for drinking water in the official nomenclature.
  • Corroborated by declarations: 1,213 import records whose product descriptions match drinking water are declared under this heading family, i.e. 42% of the declarations matching the term fall under the single most-used code.
  • Reference only: classification is decided by China Customs on the goods as presented. Rates shown are the schedule’s reference figures and can include unit-based (specific) duties — see the full record for the complete breakdown.
Frequently asked

What is the HS code for drinking water in China?

The most specific Chinese customs tariff line for drinking water is 8516791000 — Electro-thermic water dispensers. China applies a most-favoured-nation (MFN) import duty of 7% and value-added tax of 13% on this line.

Is there more than one HS code for drinking water?

The Chinese tariff schedule carries a single statistical line directly covering drinking water at 10-digit level: 8516791000. Only one line matched the term in the official nomenclature.

Do parts and accessories of drinking water use a different HS code?

Yes. Parts and accessories are classified separately from the finished article. The Chinese schedule lists 8516909000 (品目8516所列货品的其他零件) for parts of this product. Import declarations for drinking water also frequently use that line, so confirm whether you are shipping the complete item or its components.

Which HS code do importers actually declare for drinking water?

In Chinese import declaration records whose product descriptions match "drinking water", the most frequently used 10-digit line is 8516909000 — parts of Other goods of heading No.85.16, used in 1,213 records in our sample.

How is drinking water classified under the Chinese tariff?

Classification follows the Harmonized System: drinking water falls under heading 8516 and statistical line 8516791000. Chinese customs wording for this line is “电热饮水机” (English: Electro-thermic water dispensers). Classification is decided by China Customs on the basis of the goods as presented.

Other products classified in heading 8516
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