Chapter
Chapter 83: Miscellaneous articles of base metal
11 headings make up chapter 83, part of section XV, base metals and articles of base metal.
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 2% Third-country duty 71 tariff lines · average 0.8% 
EU Free – 3.7% Third-country duty 42 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Türkiye Free – 3.7% Third-country duty 67 tariff lines · average 2.6% 
USA Free – 7.5% General (MFN) 59 tariff lines · average 3% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 7% General (MFN) 71 tariff lines · average 2.6% 
Mexico Free – 35% General (MFN) 103 tariff lines · average 17.7% 
Brazil Free – 16% General (MFN) 39 tariff lines · average 14.5% 
Argentina Free – 35% General (MFN) 178 tariff lines · average 22.4% 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 43 tariff lines · average 2.7% 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 73 tariff lines · average 3.9% 
Japan Free – 5.3% General (MFN) 37 tariff lines · average 2% 
Taiwan Free – 10% General (MFN) 46 tariff lines · average 7.3% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 87 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 36 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 38 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 2.7% – 15% General (MFN) 43 tariff lines · average 10% 
Nigeria 10% – 20% General (MFN) 39 tariff lines · average 18% Headings 11
- 8301Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of base metal
- 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
- 8303Armoured or reinforced safes, strongboxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal
- 8304Filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading 9403
- 8305Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, of base metal; staples in strips (for example, for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal
- 8306Bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base metal; statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal; photograph, picture or similar frames, of base metal; mirrors of base metal
- 8307Flexible tubing of base metal, with or without fittings
- 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, jewellery, 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
- 8309Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, of base metal
- 8310Sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405
- 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
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$743kUS$743k+US$53m+US$689m+> US$3bn
Exports: 223
- China: US$28bn
- Germany: US$8bn
- United States: US$5bn
- Italy: US$4bn
- Mexico: US$4bn
- Poland: US$3bn
- Austria: US$3bn
- Taiwan: US$2bn
- France: US$2bn
- Spain: US$2bn
- Czechia: US$2bn
- South Korea: US$2bn
- Canada: US$2bn
- United Kingdom: US$2bn
- Türkiye: US$1bn
- India: US$1bn
- Japan: US$1bn
- Vietnam: US$1bn
- Netherlands: US$1bn
- Thailand: US$844m
- Romania: US$758m
- Sweden: US$723m
- Slovakia: US$689m
- Portugal: US$590m
- Denmark: US$581m
- Belgium: US$541m
- Hungary: US$539m
- Malaysia: US$526m
- Switzerland: US$479m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$396m
- Slovenia: US$329m
- Singapore: US$327m
- Ireland: US$285m
- Bulgaria: US$283m
- Finland: US$234m
- United Arab Emirates: US$231m
- Philippines: US$229m
- Brazil: US$221m
- Greece: US$187m
- Serbia: US$173m
- Lithuania: US$162m
- Ukraine: US$158m
- South Africa: US$144m
- Indonesia: US$143m
- Israel: US$134m
- Australia: US$125m
- Estonia: US$115m
- Saudi Arabia: US$111m
- Morocco: US$111m
- Russia: US$111m
- Dominican Republic: US$75m
- Paraguay: US$65m
- Tunisia: US$64m
- Croatia: US$57m
- Cambodia: US$57m
- Colombia: US$53m
- Norway: US$52m
- Latvia: US$52m
- Peru: US$51m
- Albania: US$50m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48mUS$48m+US$279m+US$1bn+> US$3bn
Imports: 224
- United States: US$16bn
- Germany: US$6bn
- France: US$4bn
- Mexico: US$4bn
- United Kingdom: US$3bn
- Canada: US$3bn
- Poland: US$3bn
- Spain: US$2bn
- Italy: US$2bn
- Netherlands: US$2bn
- Vietnam: US$2bn
- China: US$2bn
- Japan: US$1bn
- Czechia: US$1bn
- Russia: US$1bn
- India: US$1bn
- Austria: US$1bn
- Brazil: US$1bn
- Australia: US$1bn
- Belgium: US$1bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$1bn
- Malaysia: US$1bn
- Thailand: US$1bn
- Indonesia: US$989m
- Romania: US$977m
- Türkiye: US$968m
- South Korea: US$939m
- Slovakia: US$922m
- Saudi Arabia: US$887m
- Switzerland: US$844m
- Hungary: US$807m
- Sweden: US$793m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$706m
- Portugal: US$669m
- Singapore: US$629m
- Morocco: US$568m
- Denmark: US$562m
- Philippines: US$464m
- Taiwan: US$434m
- Cambodia: US$426m
- Egypt: US$388m
- Greece: US$372m
- Norway: US$371m
- Ireland: US$366m
- Israel: US$363m
- South Africa: US$362m
- Nigeria: US$354m
- Argentina: US$319m
- Ukraine: US$308m
- Chile: US$297m
- Iraq: US$293m
- Kazakhstan: US$292m
- Lithuania: US$287m
- Finland: US$284m
- Colombia: US$280m
- Algeria: US$279m
- Bangladesh: US$257m
- New Zealand: US$232m
- Angola: US$230m
- Bulgaria: US$229m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$28bn | 32.5% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$8bn | 9.4% |
| 3 | United States | US$5bn | 6.3% |
| 4 |  Italy | US$4bn | 4.4% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$4bn | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Poland | US$3bn | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Austria | US$3bn | 3.1% |
| 8 | Taiwan | US$2bn | 2.8% |
| 9 |  France | US$2bn | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$2bn | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$16bn | 18.1% |
| 2 | Germany | US$6bn | 6.7% |
| 3 | France | US$4bn | 4.3% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$4bn | 4.1% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$3bn | 3.6% |
| 6 | Canada | US$3bn | 3.4% |
| 7 | Poland | US$3bn | 3.1% |
| 8 | Spain | US$2bn | 2.5% |
| 9 | Italy | US$2bn | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$2bn | 2.2% |
In the UK Global Tariff, chapter 83 covers 71 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2%. 43 of them are duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides chapter 83 into 42 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 3.7% (average 2.5%). 3 of them are duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, chapter 83 covers 67 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 3.7%. 3 of them are duty-free.
World trade in chapter 83 goods reached US$87bn in 2024, up 3.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 32.5% of the total, ahead of Germany.
The United States imported the most (US$16bn).
Chapter notes
Notes
1. For the purposes of this chapter, parts of base metal are to be classified with their parent articles. However, articles of iron or steel of heading 7312, 7315, 7317, 7318 or 7320, or similar articles of other base metal (Chapters 74 to 76 and 78 to 81) are not to be taken as parts of articles of this chapter.
2. For the purposes of heading 8302, the word ‘castors’ means those having a diameter (including, where appropriate, tyres) not exceeding 75 mm, or those having a diameter (including, where appropriate, tyres) exceeding 75 mm provided that the width of the wheel or tyre fitted thereto is less than 30 mm.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for miscellaneous articles of base metal?
Miscellaneous articles of base metal make up HS chapter 83, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on miscellaneous articles of base metal in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 83 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on miscellaneous articles of base metal in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 83 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 3.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most miscellaneous articles of base metal?
China, with US$28bn in 2024 (32.5% of world exports).