# HS code 2716.00: Electrical energy. (optional heading)

> HS code 2716.00 covers electrical energy. (optional heading). It sits in heading 27.16 (electrical energy. (optional heading)) in chapter 27 (mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes). It is the only subheading of heading 27.16, so every good of the heading is classified here.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/271600
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 2716.00
- Covers: Electrical energy. (optional heading)
- Heading: [27.16: Electrical energy. (optional heading)](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2716)
- Chapter: [27: Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/27)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 2716.00 covers electrical energy. (optional heading).

The legal text of the subheading is “Electrical energy. (optional heading)”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

It is the only subheading of heading 27.16, so every good of the heading is classified here.

## How it is structured

2716.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 27, are the chapter; the first four, 2716, are heading 27.16; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 27: Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
- Heading 27.16: Electrical energy. (optional heading)
- Subheading 2716.00: Electrical energy. (optional heading)

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 2716.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 2716.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [2715.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/271500) Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs)
- Next subheading: [2801.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/280110) Chlorine

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 2716.00 cover?

HS code 2716.00 covers electrical energy. (optional heading).

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 2716.00 in?

HS code 2716.00 is in heading 27.16 (electrical energy. (optional heading)) in chapter 27 (mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes).

### Where are goods of heading 27.16 classified when 2716.00 doesn’t fit?

2716.00 is the only subheading of heading 27.16, so every good of the heading is classified there.

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/271600.json