HS Code 8003Tin; bars, rods, profiles and wire

What HS code 8003 covers

Think of 8003 as tin in a long, solid form. A bar is a thick length of tin. A rod is a round length. A profile has a set cross-section shape, such as an angle or a channel. Wire is tin drawn out thin and sold by length or weight.

If your tin is shaped into one of these forms, 8003 is the place to look. It sits in Chapter 80, which is the chapter for tin and articles made of tin. That chapter belongs to Section XV, the part of the Harmonized System that groups base metals.

The Harmonized System is the shared naming list that customs offices around the world use. Because it is shared, the same tin wire gets the same heading in many countries. In India and some other places, people call this a HSN code. The idea is the same.

HS code 800300 and tin wire

People often ask for the six-digit HS code for tin wire. The answer is 800300.

The first four digits, 8003, name the heading. The last two digits would normally split the heading into smaller groups. Here the world list adds no split, so one code does the whole job. When you see 800300 on a shipping record, it means tin bars, rods, profiles or wire.

Many countries add extra digits of their own after the first six. Those national lines are not shown here. If you are unsure which line fits your goods, try the HS code classifier.

HS 8003 vs 8001, 8002 and 8007: picking the right tin heading

Chapter 80 has a small set of headings, and each one is about the form of the tin. The form decides the heading. Use this guide to pick the right one.

The most common mix-up is between 8001 and 8003. Both are tin metal. The difference is the shape. Tin that is still raw and unshaped goes under 8001. Tin that has been formed into bars, rods, profiles or wire goes under 8003.

• 8001 is for unwrought tin, the raw metal before it is shaped.
• 8002 is for tin waste and scrap, which is tin that is left over or no longer in use.
• 8007 is for other tin articles that no other heading in the chapter names.

Tin bars, rods and wire import and export data

Knowing the code is only half the job. Most readers also want to know who is buying and selling tin bars and wire. EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources.

Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily.

You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo. Start with 8003 or 800300 to find buyers and suppliers of tin bars and wire. You can also browse by trade direction, or look at the buyer and supplier pages.