8516.72.00.00 - Toasters

This HTS category, 8516.72.00.00, specifically covers toasters, which are electrothermic appliances designed for browning slices of bread through radiant heat. These appliances are characterized by their slots for inserting bread and a mechanism for toasting and ejecting the browned bread.

Distinguishing this category from its siblings, 8516.71.00 covers coffee or tea makers, which are dedicated to brewing beverages. The sibling category 8516.79.00.00 encompasses all other electrothermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes not elsewhere specified. Therefore, toasters are distinct due to their singular function of toasting bread, unlike the beverage-making function of coffee or tea makers, and the broader, residual nature of "other" appliances.

As this classification represents a leaf node, there are no further subcategories within 8516.72.00.00. Classification at this level is based on the primary function and design of the appliance as a dedicated toaster. Any variations in toasters, such as two-slice versus four-slice models, or those with additional browning settings, remain within this specific code as long as their principal purpose remains toasting bread.