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Classify this import: 2000W ceramic electric fan heater for home use
  1. Product confirmed · 12 web pages · 4 photos
    Ceramic electric heater (PTC fan heater)

    A portable household heater that warms air with a PTC ceramic element and blows it into the room with a built-in fan. Heating is the main function; the fan only carries the heat.

    Rated power
    2,000W
    Power
    AC 220V · 60Hz
    Heating
    PTC ceramic element
    Airflow
    Built-in fan · motor
    Use
    Home space heating
    Origin
    China
    Spec sheet
    Product page
    Certification
    User manual
  2. HS code · heading 8516 · 12 candidates reviewed
    Rank
    HS code
    Description
    Confidence
    1
    8516.29-9000
    Other electric space heaters (other)
    94%
    2
    8516.29-1000
    Electric convection heaters
    58%
    3
    8516.80-0000
    Electric heating resistors
    24%
    4
    8414.51-0000
    Fans, output ≤ 125 W
    18%
    5
    8509.80-9000
    Other domestic appliances
    11%
  3. Decision graph · 3 headings compared · 2 ruled out
    Item → Section → Chapter → Heading → Subheading → Tariff line
    FinalIncludedExcludedRedirectedComparedTo verifyLegal basisHierarchy
Decision graphCeramic fan heater → 8516.29-9000
10-digit candidatesConfidence
  1. 1
    8516.29-9000
    Other electric space heaters (other)
    94%
  2. 2
    8516.29-1000
    Electric convection heaters
    58%
  3. 3
    8516.80-0000
    Electric heating resistors
    24%
  4. 4
    8414.51-0000
    Fans, output ≤ 125 W
    18%
  5. 5
    8509.80-9000
    Other domestic appliances
    11%
FinalIncludedExcludedRedirectedComparedTo verifyLegal basisHierarchy

HS code 8516.29-9000

Section XVIMachinery · electrical equipment
Ch. 85Electrical machinery and equipment
8516Electric heating apparatus
851629Other space heaters
8516299000Other space heaters (other)
Field
Value
Weight unit
KG
Quantity unit
U
Description
Other
Simple drawback
₩30 per ₩10,000 (from 2026-01-01)

Tariff line · 10-digit

8516.29-9000
Other space heaters (other)
StatusOn the decision path

Blows heated air with a fan, so it falls under Other (9000), not convection (1000). F1 · F3.

Product facts used
F1Heats air with a PTC ceramic element
F3The built-in fan only blows the heated air into the room

Relations 1

Legal text · 1

Tariff textHSK 8516.29-9000 text

“Other”

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Classify this import: 2000W ceramic electric fan heater for home use

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Classification reportSpace heater with built-in fan

Recommended classification: 8516.29

Product

A portable electric heater rated at 2 kW, with a PTC ceramic heating element and an integrated fan driven by a 30 W motor.

Issue

The article answers to two headings: Heading 85.16, electric space heating apparatus, and Heading 84.14, fans. Neither heading text excludes the other, so the matter cannot be settled on the wording of the headings alone.

Analysis

Under GIR 1, classification is determined by the heading texts read together with the relevant Section and Chapter Notes. Section XVI Note 3 provides that a machine designed to perform two or more complementary or alternative functions is classified according to its principal function. Explanatory Note 85.16 (C) confirms that space heaters remain in 85.16 “whether or not a fan is incorporated” to circulate the heated air.

The spec sheet shows the fan is wired behind the thermostat and cannot run without the heating element. There is no fan-only setting, and the product is marketed as a heater. The fan exists only to distribute the heat, which is precisely the case EN 85.16 (C) contemplates.

Conclusion

Heading 85.16 applies under GIR 1, read with Section XVI Note 3. At subheading level, under GIR 6, the product is not a storage heating radiator (8516.21) and falls in 8516.29, other electric space heating apparatus.

The result depends on how the fan is used. If it could be switched on independently and the unit were sold as a fan with a supplementary heat setting, air movement would become the principal function and Note 3 would direct the product to heading 84.14. With a motor of no more than 125 W, that is 8414.51. We would confirm the marketed use before filing.

If the evidence were evenly balanced and neither function prevailed, Note 3 could not settle the question. GIR 3(c) would then take the heading that occurs last in numerical order, 85.16, and the product would return to 8516.29 by a different route.

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Decision graphCeramic fan heater → 8516.29-9000
10-digit candidatesConfidence
  1. 1
    8516.29-9000
    Other electric space heaters (other)
    94%
  2. 2
    8516.29-1000
    Electric convection heaters
    58%
  3. 3
    8516.80-0000
    Electric heating resistors
    24%
  4. 4
    8414.51-0000
    Fans, output ≤ 125 W
    18%
  5. 5
    8509.80-9000
    Other domestic appliances
    11%
FinalIncludedExcludedRedirectedComparedTo verifyLegal basisHierarchy

HS code 8516.29-9000

Section XVIMachinery · electrical equipment
8516299000Other space heaters (other)
Field
Value
Weight unit
KG
Quantity unit
U
Description
Other
Simple drawback
₩30 per ₩10,000 (from 2026-01-01)

Tariff line · 10-digit

8516.29-9000
Other space heaters (other)
StatusOn the decision path

Blows heated air with a fan, so it falls under Other (9000), not convection (1000). F1 · F3.

Product facts used
F1Heats air with a PTC ceramic element
F3The built-in fan only blows the heated air into the room

Relations 1

Legal text · 1

Tariff textHSK 8516.29-9000 text

“Other”

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  • AUAustralia
  • BDBangladesh
  • BRBrazil
  • BNBrunei
  • KHCambodia
  • CACanada
  • CLChile
  • CNChina
  • COColombia
  • CRCosta Rica
  • SVEl Salvador
  • EUEuropean Union
  • HNHonduras
  • ISIceland
  • INIndia
  • IDIndonesia
  • ILIsrael
  • JPJapan
  • LALaos
  • MYMalaysia
  • MXMexico
  • MNMongolia
  • MMMyanmar (Burma)
  • NZNew Zealand
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  • NONorway
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  • PEPeru
  • PHPhilippines
  • RURussia
  • SASaudi Arabia
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  • ZASouth Africa
  • KRSouth Korea
  • CHSwitzerland
  • TWTaiwan
  • THThailand
  • TRTürkiye
  • AEUnited Arab Emirates
  • GBUnited Kingdom
  • USUnited States
  • UZUzbekistan
  • VNVietnam

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Item
8516.29-90008516.29-10008516.80-00008414.51-00008509.80-9000
Overview
Classification path
Ch. 85 Electrical machinery└8516 Space heaters└8516.29 Other└-9000 Other
Ch. 85 Electrical machinery└8516 Space heaters└8516.29 Other└-1000 Convection heaters
Ch. 85 Electrical machinery└8516 Space heaters└8516.80 Heating resistors└-0000 Heating resistors
Ch. 84 Machinery└8414 Pumps, compressors, fans└8414.51 Fans ≤ 125 W└-0000 Fans
Ch. 85 Electrical machinery└8509 Domestic appliances└8509.80 Other appliances└-9000 Other
Confidence
94%
58%
24%
18%
11%
Decision
Selected
Out — a fan heater, not a convector
Out — a complete heater, not a bare resistor
Out — heating is the main function, not moving air
Out — electro-thermic appliances go to 85.16
Product
Units
KG · U
KG · U
KG
KG · U
KG · U
Simple refund
₩30 per ₩10,000
₩30 per ₩10,000
—
₩10 per ₩10,000
—
Duty
Basic rate
8%
8%
8%
8%
8%
Rules
Safety certification
KC (electrical)
KC (electrical)
—
KC (electrical)
KC (electrical)

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Stearic acid
  1. 1Commercial “stearic acid” is usually a blend with palmitic acid. Don’t treat the name as a single compound
  2. 2So purity on a dry-weight basis decides it: below 90% it is an industrial fatty acid (heading 38.23)
  3. 3Lab report shows 90% or more — Ch. 29 organic chemical, palmitic and stearic acid subheading
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