HS code for rice cooker in China: 8516603000
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HS code for rice cooker in China

The HS code for rice cooker in China is 8516603000 — Electric rice cookers.

MFN duty 7% VAT 13% Temporary rate - Consumption tax 0% Chinese customs wording: 电饭锅

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
8516603000 Electric rice cookers 电饭锅 7% 13% Open
Codes used in practice for products declared as “rice cooker”
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.85.16 248 6% 13% Open
8516603000 Electric rice cookers 73 7% 13% Open
8516800000 Electric heating resistors 7 7% 13% Open
7615109000 other 4 7% 13% Open
4016939000 Other gaskets, washers and other seals of vulcanized rubber(other than hard rubber) 4 15% 13% Open
Why 8516603000 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 “电饭锅”, which contains the term used for rice cooker in the official nomenclature.
  • Corroborated by declarations: 248 import records whose product descriptions match rice cooker are declared under this heading family, i.e. 62% 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 rice cooker in China?

The most specific Chinese customs tariff line for rice cooker is 8516603000 — Electric rice cookers. 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 rice cooker?

The Chinese tariff schedule carries a single statistical line directly covering rice cooker at 10-digit level: 8516603000. Only one line matched the term in the official nomenclature.

Do parts and accessories of rice cooker 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 rice cooker 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 rice cooker?

In Chinese import declaration records whose product descriptions match "rice cooker", the most frequently used 10-digit line is 8516909000 — parts of Other goods of heading No.85.16, used in 248 records in our sample.

How is rice cooker classified under the Chinese tariff?

Classification follows the Harmonized System: rice cooker falls under heading 8516 and statistical line 8516603000. Chinese customs wording for this line is “电饭锅” (English: Electric rice cookers). Classification is decided by China Customs on the basis of the goods as presented.

Other products classified in heading 8516
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