HTS chapter 83

HTS chapter 83: miscellaneous base metal articles codes and duty rates

Chapter 83 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has 11 headings and 59 rate lines, split into 94 ten-digit statistical codes. Each heading below lists its rate lines with the official description and the general (Column 1) rate of duty. The general rate is only the starting point: Section 301, Section 232 and other programs can add to it depending on the country of origin, and the calculator applies them for any line.

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 codeDescriptionGeneral rate
8301.10.20Padlocks › Not of cylinder or pin tumbler construction › Not over 3.8 cm in width2.3%
8301.10.40Padlocks › Not of cylinder or pin tumbler construction › Over 3.8 cm but not over 6.4 cm in width3.8%
8301.10.50Padlocks › Not of cylinder or pin tumbler construction › Over 6.4 cm in width3.6%
8301.10.60Padlocks › Of cylinder or pin tumbler construction › Not over 3.8 cm in width8301.10.60.806.1%
8301.10.80Padlocks › Of cylinder or pin tumbler construction › Over 3.8 cm but not over 6.4 cm in width4.8%
8301.10.90Padlocks › Of cylinder or pin tumbler construction › Over 6.4 cm in width4.2%
8301.20.00Locks of a kind used on motor vehicles5.7%
8301.30.00Locks of a kind used for furniture5.7%
8301.40.30Other locks › Luggage locks3.1%
8301.40.60Other locks8301.40.60.305.7%
8301.50.00Clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks3.1%
8301.60.00Parts2.8%
8301.70.00Keys presented separately4.5%

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 codeDescriptionGeneral rate
8302.10.30Hinges, and parts thereof › Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc › Designed for motor vehicles2%
8302.10.60Hinges, and parts thereof › Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc8302.10.60.903.5%
8302.10.90Hinges, and parts thereof3.4%
8302.20.00Castors, and parts thereof8302.20.00.005.7%
8302.30.30Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles; and parts thereof › Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc8302.30.30.602%
8302.30.60Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles; and parts thereof3.5%
8302.41.30Other mountings, fittings and similar articles, and parts thereof › Suitable for buildings › Door closers (except automatic door closers), and parts thereof3.9%
8302.41.60Other mountings, fittings and similar articles, and parts thereof › Suitable for buildings › Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc3.9%
8302.41.90Other mountings, fittings and similar articles, and parts thereof › Suitable for buildings8302.41.90.803.5%
8302.42.30Other mountings, fittings and similar articles, and parts thereof › Other, suitable for furniture › Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc8302.42.30.653.9%
8302.42.60Other mountings, fittings and similar articles, and parts thereof › Other, suitable for furniture8302.42.60.003.4%
8302.49.20Other mountings, fittings and similar articles, and parts thereof › Harness and saddlery or riding-bridle hardware, and parts thereof › Coated or plated with precious metal7.5%
8302.49.40Other mountings, fittings and similar articles, and parts thereof › Harness and saddlery or riding-bridle hardware, and parts thereof8302.49.40.00Free
8302.49.60Other mountings, fittings and similar articles, and parts thereof › Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc8302.49.60.558302.49.60.855.7%
8302.49.80Other mountings, fittings and similar articles, and parts thereof3.5%
8302.50.00Hat-racks, hat pegs, brackets and similar fixtures, and parts thereof8302.50.00.00Free
8302.60.30Automatic door closers, and parts thereof › Automatic door closers3.9%
8302.60.90Automatic door closers, and parts thereof › Parts3.1%

8303Armored 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 codeDescriptionGeneral rate
8303.00.00Armored 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 metal3.8%

8304Desk-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 codeDescriptionGeneral rate
8304.00.00Desk-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 94033.9%

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 codeDescriptionGeneral rate
8305.10.00Fittings for looseleaf binders or files2.9%
8305.20.00Staples in stripsFree
8305.90.30Other, including parts › Paper clips, and parts thereofFree
8305.90.60Other, including parts5.7%

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 codeDescriptionGeneral rate
8306.10.00Bells, gongs and the like, and parts thereof8306.10.00.005.8%
8306.21.00Statuettes and other ornaments, and parts thereof › Plated with precious metal, and parts thereof4.5%
8306.29.00Statuettes and other ornaments, and parts thereof8306.29.00.00Free
8306.30.00Photograph, picture or similar frames; mirrors; and parts thereof8306.30.00.002.7%

8307Flexible tubing of base metal, with or without fittings

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral rate
8307.10.30Of iron or steel › With fittings3.8%
8307.10.60Of iron or steel8307.10.60.108307.10.60.603.8%
8307.90.30Of other base metal › With fittings3.8%
8307.90.60Of other base metal3.8%

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 codeDescriptionGeneral rate
8308.10.00Hooks, eyes and eyelets1.1¢/kg + 2.9%
8308.20.30Tubular or bifurcated rivets › Of iron or steel and not brightened, not lathed and not machinedFree
8308.20.60Tubular or bifurcated rivetsFree
8308.90.30Other, including parts › Beads and spangles of base metalFree
8308.90.60Other, including parts › Buckles and buckle clasps, and parts thereof8308.90.60.003.9%
8308.90.90Other, including parts2.7%

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 codeDescriptionGeneral rate
8309.10.00Crown corks (including crown seals and caps), and parts thereofFree
8309.90.00Other2.6%

8310Sign 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 codeDescriptionGeneral rate
8310.00.00Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, and parts thereof, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405Free

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 codeDescriptionGeneral rate
8311.10.00Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-weldingFree
8311.20.00Cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-weldingFree
8311.30.30Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame › Lead-tin soldersFree
8311.30.60Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flameFree
8311.90.00OtherFree

Descriptions and general rates from the current USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The general rate excludes additional duties such as Section 301, Section 232 and antidumping or countervailing duties, which depend on the country of origin.