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Chapter 83

Miscellaneous Articles of Base Metal

129 tariff lines · 89 filing-ready 10-digit codes · codes begin with 83

Chapter 83 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers miscellaneous Articles of Base Metal. Every code in this chapter starts with the digits 83. Work down the nested list below: the bold headings are broad categories, and the 10-digit statistical codes underneath them are what you actually declare to US Customs. Duty rates shown are the general (Column 1) rates that apply to most trading partners.

Codes in Chapter 83

8301Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys and parts of any of the foregoing articles, of base metal
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8301.10Padlocks6-digit heading
8301.10.20.00Not over 3.8 cm in width10-digit statistical code2.3%
8301.10.40.00Over 3.8 cm but not over 6.4 cm in width10-digit statistical code3.8%
8301.10.50.00Over 6.4 cm in width10-digit statistical code3.6%
8301.10.60Not over 3.8 cm in width8-digit subheading6.1%
8301.10.60.20Lock bodies containing hardened steel components with attached (or insertable) flexible cable composed of wire strands and hardened steel beads10-digit statistical code
8301.10.60.80Other10-digit statistical code
8301.10.80.00Over 3.8 cm but not over 6.4 cm in width10-digit statistical code4.8%
8301.10.90.00Over 6.4 cm in width10-digit statistical code4.2%
8301.20.00Locks of a kind used on motor vehicles8-digit subheading5.7%
8301.20.00.30Non-integral steering wheel immobilizer devices10-digit statistical code
8301.20.00.60Other10-digit statistical code
8301.30.00Locks of a kind used for furniture8-digit subheading5.7%
8301.30.00.60Cam locks and other locks suitable for use with chests, drawers and similar items10-digit statistical code
8301.30.00.90Other10-digit statistical code
8301.40Other locks6-digit heading
8301.40.30.00Luggage locks10-digit statistical code3.1%
8301.40.60Other8-digit subheading5.7%
8301.40.60.30Door locks, locksets and other locks suitable for use with interior or exterior doors (except garage, overhead or sliding doors)10-digit statistical code
8301.40.60.60Other10-digit statistical code
8301.50.00.00Clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks10-digit statistical code3.1%
8301.60.00Parts8-digit subheading2.8%
8301.60.00.10Of copper or copper alloys10-digit statistical code
8301.60.00.60Other10-digit statistical code
8301.70.00Keys presented separately8-digit subheading4.5%
8301.70.00.10Of copper or copper alloys10-digit statistical code
8301.70.00.60Other10-digit statistical code
8302Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base metal hat racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal; and base metal parts thereof
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8302.10Hinges, and parts thereof6-digit heading
8302.10.30.00Designed for motor vehicles10-digit statistical code2%
8302.10.60Other8-digit subheading3.5%
8302.10.60.30Suitable for interior and exterior doors (except garage, overhead or sliding doors)10-digit statistical code
8302.10.60.60Suitable for furniture and cabinets10-digit statistical code
8302.10.60.90Other10-digit statistical code
8302.10.90Other8-digit subheading3.4%
8302.10.90.30Suitable for interior and exterior doors (except garage, overhead or sliding doors)10-digit statistical code
8302.10.90.60Suitable for furniture and cabinets10-digit statistical code
8302.10.90.90Other10-digit statistical code
8302.20.00.00Castors, and parts thereof10-digit statistical code5.7%
8302.30Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles; and parts thereof6-digit heading
8302.30.30Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc8-digit subheading2%
8302.30.30.10Pneumatic cylinders for lifting, lowering, dampening or counter-balancing10-digit statistical code
8302.30.30.60Other10-digit statistical code
8302.30.60.00Other10-digit statistical code3.5%
8302.41Suitable for buildings6-digit heading
8302.41.30.00Door closers (except automatic door closers), and parts thereof10-digit statistical code3.9%
8302.41.60Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc8-digit subheading3.9%
8302.41.60.15Doorstops, chain door fasteners, door pulls, kick plates, door knockers and escutcheons10-digit statistical code
8302.41.60.45Other10-digit statistical code
8302.41.60.50For curtains, draperies and window shades10-digit statistical code
8302.41.60.80Other10-digit statistical code
8302.41.90Other8-digit subheading3.5%
8302.41.90.15Doorstops, chain door fasteners, door pulls, kick plates, door knockers and escutcheons10-digit statistical code
8302.41.90.45Other10-digit statistical code
8302.41.90.50For curtains, draperies and window shades10-digit statistical code
8302.41.90.80Other10-digit statistical code
8302.42Other, suitable for furniture6-digit heading
8302.42.30Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc8-digit subheading3.9%
8302.42.30.10Pneumatic cylinders for lifting, lowering, dampening or counterbalancing10-digit statistical code
8302.42.30.15Drawer slides10-digit statistical code
8302.42.30.65Other10-digit statistical code
8302.42.60.00Other10-digit statistical code3.4%
8302.49Other6-digit heading
8302.49.20.00Coated or plated with precious metal10-digit statistical code7.5%
8302.49.40.00Other10-digit statistical codeFree
8302.49.60Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc8-digit subheading5.7%
8302.49.60.35Pneumatic cylinders for lifting, lowering, dampening or counterbalancing10-digit statistical code
8302.49.60.45For railway vehicles10-digit statistical code
8302.49.60.55For aircraft, vessels and other vehicles (except motor vehicles) of section XVII10-digit statistical code
8302.49.60.85Other10-digit statistical code
8302.49.80Other8-digit subheading3.5%
8302.49.80.40Of copper10-digit statistical code
8302.49.80.50Other10-digit statistical code
8302.49.80.90Other10-digit statistical code
8302.50.00.00Hat-racks, hat pegs, brackets and similar fixtures, and parts thereof10-digit statistical codeFree
8302.60Automatic door closers, and parts thereof6-digit heading
8302.60.30.00Automatic door closers10-digit statistical code3.9%
8302.60.90.00Parts10-digit statistical code3.1%
8303.00.00.00Armored or reinforced safes, strong-boxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, and parts thereof, of base metal
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8304.00.00.00Desk-top filing or card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment and parts thereof, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading 9403
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8305Fittings for looseleaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, and parts thereof, of base metal; staples in strips (for example, for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8305.10.00Fittings for looseleaf binders or files8-digit subheading2.9%
8305.10.00.10Ring binder mechanisms10-digit statistical code
8305.10.00.50Other10-digit statistical code
8305.20.00.00Staples in strips10-digit statistical codeFree
8305.90Other, including parts6-digit heading
8305.90.30Paper clips, and parts thereof8-digit subheadingFree
8305.90.30.10Wholly of wire10-digit statistical code
8305.90.30.50Other10-digit statistical code
8305.90.60.00Other10-digit statistical code5.7%
8306Bells, gongs and the like, nonelectric, of base metal; statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal; photograph, picture or similar frames, of base metal; mirrors of base metal; and base metal parts thereof
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8306.10.00.00Bells, gongs and the like, and parts thereof10-digit statistical code5.8%
8306.21.00.00Plated with precious metal, and parts thereof10-digit statistical code4.5%
8306.29.00.00Other10-digit statistical codeFree
8306.30.00.00Photograph, picture or similar frames; mirrors; and parts thereof10-digit statistical code2.7%
8307Flexible tubing of base metal, with or without fittings
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8307.10Of iron or steel6-digit heading
8307.10.30.00With fittings10-digit statistical code3.8%
8307.10.60Other8-digit subheading3.8%
8307.10.60.10Jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing as described in statistical note 1 to this chapter10-digit statistical code
8307.10.60.60Other10-digit statistical code
8307.90Of other base metal6-digit heading
8307.90.30.00With fittings10-digit statistical code3.8%
8307.90.60.00Other10-digit statistical code3.8%
8308Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets and the like, of base metal, of a kind used for clothing or clothing accessories, footwear, jewelry, wrist watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods or saddlery or for other made up articles; tubular or bifurcated rivets, of base metal; beads and spangles, of base metal
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8308.10.00.00Hooks, eyes and eyelets10-digit statistical code1.1¢/kg + 2.9%
8308.20Tubular or bifurcated rivets6-digit heading
8308.20.30.00Of iron or steel and not brightened, not lathed and not machined10-digit statistical codeFree
8308.20.60.00Other10-digit statistical codeFree
8308.90Other, including parts6-digit heading
8308.90.30.00Beads and spangles of base metal10-digit statistical codeFree
8308.90.60.00Buckles and buckle clasps, and parts thereof10-digit statistical code3.9%
8308.90.90.00Other10-digit statistical code2.7%
8309Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, and parts thereof, of base metal
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8309.10.00.00Crown corks (including crown seals and caps), and parts thereof10-digit statistical codeFree
8309.90.00Other8-digit subheading2.6%
8309.90.00.20For cans of a kind used for the conveyance of beverages as described in statistical note 2 to this chapter10-digit statistical code
8309.90.00.25Other10-digit statistical code
8309.90.00.80Of steel10-digit statistical code
8309.90.00.85Other10-digit statistical code
8310.00.00.00Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, and parts thereof, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8311Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying; base metal parts thereof
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
8311.10.00.00Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding10-digit statistical codeFree
8311.20.00.00Cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-welding10-digit statistical codeFree
8311.30Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame6-digit heading
8311.30.30.00Lead-tin solders10-digit statistical codeFree
8311.30.60.00Other10-digit statistical codeFree
8311.90.00.00Other10-digit statistical codeFree

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Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.

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