Chapter 83 Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal

What HS Code 83 covers

Chapter 83 collects finished goods made from base metals such as iron, steel, copper and aluminium. These goods are not tools or cutlery. They are the small, everyday items that hold, close, label or join other things.

Customs offices around the world use HS codes to name goods. In India the same codes are often called HSN codes. The first six digits are the same in every country, so a code from this chapter works across many markets.

The chapter groups goods into a few simple families: locks and keys, fittings for doors and furniture, safes, office and stationery items, ornaments and frames, flexible tubing, clasps and buckles, bottle caps and lids, sign plates, and welding supplies.

Chapter 83 headings explained by product

Pick the heading first. Each heading has its own page with the full list of six-digit codes.

• 8301 padlocks and locks: key, combination and electric locks, clasps with built-in locks, and loose keys
• 8302 hinges, castors and fittings for furniture, doors, windows and vehicles, plus automatic door closers
• 8303 safes and strong-boxes: armoured or reinforced safes, strong-room doors and deposit lockers
• 8304 office equipment such as filing cabinets, paper trays and pen trays
• 8305 stationery fittings: binder fittings, paper clips and staples in strips
• 8306 bells, gongs, statuettes, ornaments, picture frames and mirrors
• 8307 flexible tubing, with or without fittings
• 8308 clasps, buckles, hooks, eyes, eyelets and rivets for clothing, footwear, bags and more
• 8309 bottle caps, crown corks, lids, stoppers and other packaging accessories
• 8310 sign plates, name plates, address plates, numbers and letters
• 8311 welding electrodes, wire and rods for soldering, brazing, welding and metal spraying

How to choose the right Chapter 83 code

Start with what the item does. Small differences in use decide the code.

Locks are split by use. Padlocks go to 830110. Locks for motor vehicles go to 830120. Locks for furniture go to 830130.

Fittings follow the same idea. Hinges have their own code, 830210.

Two headings have clear limits. Heading 8304 leaves out office furniture, which belongs in heading 9403. Heading 8310 leaves out the plates that belong in heading 9405.

Ornaments depend on plating. Use 830621 for items plated with precious metal and 830629 for the rest.

A clasp with a lock built in goes to heading 8301. A plain clasp or buckle for clothing or bags goes to heading 8308. If you are still unsure, try the HS code classifier.

Chapter 83 import and export data

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Related chapters in Section XV

Chapter 83 sits beside other base metal chapters. Chapter 82 covers tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, so a spanner or a knife is not found here. Chapter 73 covers iron or steel articles in general.

Chapter 72 covers iron and steel themselves. Chapters 74 to 81 cover other base metals and their articles. As a rule of thumb, check Chapter 82 for tools, Chapter 73 for general steel goods, and come back to Chapter 83 for locks, fittings and the other items above.