Subheading · Chapter 83 · Heading 8301
8301.10: Padlocks and locks: padlocks
Padlocks
Official description Padlocks
8301.10 is the HS subheading for padlocks, under heading 8301 in chapter 83.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8301 10 00 00 Padlocks Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9064
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £24.8m | 68.5% | -8% |
 Finland | £3.6m | 9.9% | +59.6% |
 Taiwan | £1.8m | 5% | +17.4% |
 Mexico | £1.5m | 4.2% | +12.5% |
 Sweden | £844k | 2.3% | -46.5% |
 India | £714k | 2% | -13% |
 United States | £612k | 1.7% | +227.7% |
 Germany | £515k | 1.4% | +6.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$20.5kUS$20.5k+US$590k+US$6.3m+> US$37.9m
Exports: 152
- China: US$920.7m
- Mexico: US$159.7m
- Germany: US$41.9m
- United States: US$41.8m
- Taiwan: US$37.9m
- France: US$23.9m
- Finland: US$20.7m
- Italy: US$13.8m
- Netherlands: US$9.8m
- Spain: US$9.1m
- India: US$8.9m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Sweden: US$7.9m
- Poland: US$7.3m
- Denmark: US$6.3m
- Malaysia: US$5.1m
- Belgium: US$4.9m
- South Africa: US$4.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.6m
- Czechia: US$4.1m
- Thailand: US$3.8m
- Brazil: US$2.6m
- Vietnam: US$2.5m
- Portugal: US$2.1m
- Türkiye: US$1.4m
- Romania: US$1.4m
- Israel: US$1.3m
- Austria: US$1.3m
- Ukraine: US$1.2m
- Australia: US$1.2m
- Greece: US$1.1m
- Singapore: US$875.6k
- Slovakia: US$819.6k
- Chile: US$779.4k
- South Korea: US$601.5k
- Hungary: US$590k
- Russia: US$557.1k
- Canada: US$544.9k
- Norway: US$505.8k
- Slovenia: US$489.9k
- New Zealand: US$483.9k
- Japan: US$476.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$455k
- Peru: US$449k
- Luxembourg: US$447.7k
- Colombia: US$440.7k
- Ireland: US$388.8k
- Venezuela: US$351.8k
- Switzerland: US$332.4k
- Costa Rica: US$327.5k
- Estonia: US$313.9k
- Indonesia: US$251k
- Uganda: US$202.5k
- Lithuania: US$179.9k
- Mauritius: US$160.4k
- Croatia: US$143.1k
- El Salvador: US$139.3k
- Guatemala: US$137.7k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$130k
- Saudi Arabia: US$126.3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.2mUS$1.2m+US$6.3m+US$15.5m+> US$42.6m
Imports: 213
- United States: US$288.9m
- France: US$62.4m
- Canada: US$52.7m
- Mexico: US$49.6m
- Germany: US$48.8m
- United Kingdom: US$48.5m
- India: US$42.6m
- Nigeria: US$31.6m
- Australia: US$26.5m
- Spain: US$23.2m
- Netherlands: US$23.1m
- Italy: US$22.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$22.2m
- Indonesia: US$19.9m
- Pakistan: US$19m
- Ghana: US$17.4m
- Poland: US$17.3m
- Cameroon: US$16.4m
- Sweden: US$16.1m
- South Africa: US$15.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$15.7m
- Belgium: US$15.5m
- Chile: US$13.4m
- Bangladesh: US$13.2m
- Japan: US$13.2m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Russia: US$12.5m
- Vietnam: US$12m
- Kenya: US$10.6m
- Colombia: US$10.2m
- Jordan: US$10.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$9.8m
- Thailand: US$9.7m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$9.6m
- Philippines: US$9.5m
- Peru: US$9.5m
- Brazil: US$8.7m
- South Korea: US$8.3m
- Iran: US$8.1m
- Austria: US$7.6m
- Iraq: US$7.5m
- Argentina: US$7.5m
- Switzerland: US$7.3m
- Norway: US$7.2m
- Finland: US$7.2m
- Ireland: US$7.1m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Ecuador: US$7m
- Algeria: US$6.8m
- Greece: US$6.7m
- Tanzania: US$6.6m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$6.4m
- Morocco: US$6.3m
- Yemen: US$6.3m
- Dominican Republic: US$5.7m
- Togo: US$5.5m
- Portugal: US$5.4m
- Sudan: US$5.4m
- Türkiye: US$5.3m
- Egypt: US$5.2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$920.7m | 67% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$159.7m | 11.6% |
| 3 | Germany | US$41.9m | 3% |
| 4 | United States | US$41.8m | 3% |
| 5 | Taiwan | US$37.9m | 2.8% |
| 6 |  France | US$23.9m | 1.7% |
| 7 | Finland | US$20.7m | 1.5% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$13.8m | 1% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$9.8m | 0.7% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$9.1m | 0.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$288.9m | 21% |
| 2 | France | US$62.4m | 4.5% |
| 3 |  Canada | US$52.7m | 3.8% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$49.6m | 3.6% |
| 5 | Germany | US$48.8m | 3.6% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$48.5m | 3.5% |
| 7 | India | US$42.6m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Nigeria | US$31.6m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$26.5m | 1.9% |
| 10 | Spain | US$23.2m | 1.7% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 7
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N306280 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of travel padlocks from China
- N306281 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of travel padlocks from China
- N305865 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of welding cable locks from China
- 600013965 HMRC
50mm long shackled waterproof padlock with key-operated mechanism made of steel and supplied with two keys. Shackle is laminated in black. The padlock has a yellow ribbed cover with a black base. The item is packaged ready for retail sale on a hanging display card and held in place with a blister…
- 600013962 HMRC
40mm laminated waterproof steel padlock with 2 keys included. This product is designed for securing items such as lockers and cash boxes. This product is put up for retail sale in blister packaging.
- 600013964 HMRC
50mm Laminated waterproof steel padlock with 2 keys included. This product is designed for securing lockers, cash boxes and more. This product is put up for retail sale in blister packaging.
- 600013963 HMRC
40mm long shackled waterproof padlock with key-operated mechanism made of steel and supplied with two keys. Shackle is laminated in black. The padlock has a yellow ribbed cover with a black base. The item is packaged ready for retail sale on a hanging display card and held in place with a blister…
Subheading 8301.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8301.10; the duty is 2.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported padlocks worth £36.2m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £11.99 per kg; China supplied 69%, followed by Finland.
World trade in padlocks reached US$1.4bn in 2024, up 2.8% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 67% of the total, ahead of Mexico.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for padlocks and locks: padlocks?
Padlocks and locks: padlocks fall under HS subheading 8301.10, part of heading 8301, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on padlocks and locks: padlocks in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8301.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on padlocks and locks: padlocks in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8301.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most padlocks and locks: padlocks?
China, with US$920.7m in 2024 (67% of world exports).
Which countries can export padlocks to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on padlocks?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import padlocks from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (69%), Finland (10%) and Taiwan (5%), out of total imports of £36.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.