8516.31.00.00 - Hair dryers

This HTS category, 8516.31.00.00, specifically covers electric electrothermic hairdressing apparatus designed for drying hair. These appliances, commonly known as hair dryers, are characterized by their function of expelling heated air to evaporate moisture from the hair. They typically consist of a motor-driven fan and an electric heating element housed within a casing, often designed for handheld operation.

It is important to distinguish this category from its sibling headings. While heading 8516.32.00.00 covers "other hairdressing apparatus," this would encompass items like electric hair curlers or curling tong heaters that style hair through heat rather than drying. Heading 8516.33.00.00 is reserved exclusively for hand-drying apparatus, which are distinct in their design and primary purpose of drying hands.

As a leaf node within the HTS structure, 8516.31.00.00 does not have further subcategories. Therefore, classification within this heading relies solely on identifying the product as an electrothermic device whose principal function is the drying of hair, differentiating it from other electrothermic appliances for personal care.