Vornado VH200 Whole Room Portable Heater from Japan
Vornado's vortex-action portable space heater circulates heat evenly throughout medium-sized rooms using ceramic elements. Classified under HTS 8516.29.0060 for 'other portable space heaters' as a domestic electric heating apparatus with no soil or immersion functions. Features precise temperature control for home comfort.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.12, 9903.82.17 and 9903.85.68, derivative aluminum and steel articles with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document airflow specs (CFM) separately from heating to avoid confusion with pure fans
• Comply with Energy Star if applicable for reduced duties under certain trade programs
• Avoid reclassification by specifying 'space heating' not 'industrial process heating' in docs