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8516.79

Subheading in 8516 — Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters

Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters — other types

$31MIndia’s exports in 2025
105countries bought from India in 2025
1,761tonnes shipped in 2025
21%of 8516 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. USA
  2. Germany
  3. Italy
  4. Slovenia
  5. Rep. of Korea
  6. Bangladesh
  7. Saudi Arabia
  8. Nepal
  9. Australia
  10. Nigeria

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

Indian tariff lines (8-digit) and GST

ITC-HS codeDescriptionGST
8516.79.10Other: Electro thermic fluid heater5% or 18%
8516.79.20Other: Electrical or electronic devices for repelling insects (for example, mosquitoes or other similar kind of insects)5% or 18%
8516.79.90Other: Other5% or 18%

GST on supply within India, as of 1 May 2026. Where two rates are shown, the rate depends on a condition in the GST notification: open the code for the exact rule. Exports are zero-rated supplies.

Other codes in 8516

8516.80Electric heating resistors$46M in 20258516.32Electro-thermic hair-dressing or hand-drying apparatus: Other hair-dressing apparatus$21M in 20258516.90Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and…$14M in 20258516.10Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters$12M in 20258516.29Electric space heating apparatus and electric soil heating apparatus: Other$8.9M in 20258516.60Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters — other ovens; Cookers, cooking plates boiling rings, grillers and roasters$8.2M in 20258516.40Electric smoothing irons$1.9M in 20258516.50Microwave ovens$1.5M in 20258516.31Electro-thermic hair-dressing or hand-drying apparatus: Hair dryers$1.0M in 20258516.71Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters — other electro-thermic appliances: Coffee or tea makers$900K in 20258516.33Electro-thermic hair-dressing or hand-drying apparatus: Hand-drying apparatus$420K in 20258516.72Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters — other electro-thermic appliances: Toasters$150K in 2025