85.10 Shavers, hair clippers and hair removing appliances, with self-contained electric motor
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section XVI, Machinery & Electrical — machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical and electronic equipment.
- 85 Chapter Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
- 10 Heading Shavers, hair clippers and hair removing appliances, with self-contained electric motor
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 4 six-digit codes below
Chapter 85 covers electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles: motors, generators, batteries, telephones, semiconductors and most consumer electronics. Together with chapter 84 it makes up Section XVI, the machinery and electronics backbone of modern manufacturing trade. Classification tip: Multi-function electronics (a phone that's also a camera and a computer) are classified by their principal function under the General Rules of Interpretation, which is often the single most disputed classification question in this chapter.
All of chapter 85The 4 six-digit codes under 85.10
One of these is the number you declare.
Other headings in chapter 85
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 85.10? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment85.10 FAQ
Heading 85.10 covers shavers, hair clippers and hair removing appliances, with self-contained electric motor. It is part of chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles), and it is subdivided into 4 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 4 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XVI and to chapter 85. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.