Subheading · Chapter 83 · Heading 8301
8301.20: Locks of a kind used for motor vehicles
Motor vehicle locks
8301.20 is the HS subheading for motor vehicle locks, under heading 8301 in chapter 83.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8301 20 00 00 Locks of a kind used for motor vehicles 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £40.9m | 42.2% | -16.6% | |
| £13m | 13.4% | +8.1% | |
| £6.5m | 6.7% | -11.8% | |
| £6m | 6.2% | -17.9% | |
| £4.7m | 4.9% | -0.8% | |
| £3.6m | 3.7% | -8.2% | |
| £3.1m | 3.2% | +0.8% | |
| £2.8m | 2.9% | +20.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$29kUS$29k+US$1m+US$65m+> US$236m
Exports: 149
- Czechia: US$529m
- China: US$501m
- Mexico: US$488m
- Germany: US$324m
- Canada: US$236m
- Romania: US$142m
- Portugal: US$136m
- United States: US$131m
- Thailand: US$127m
- South Korea: US$121m
- Italy: US$116m
- Poland: US$102m
- Spain: US$79m
- France: US$65m
- Japan: US$63m
- Bulgaria: US$63m
- India: US$62m
- Vietnam: US$57m
- Slovakia: US$55m
- Türkiye: US$52m
- Morocco: US$29m
- Taiwan: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$24m
- Indonesia: US$24m
- Brazil: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$20m
- Hungary: US$16m
- Sweden: US$11m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$5m
- Austria: US$4m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Denmark: US$928k
- Finland: US$862k
- Lithuania: US$793k
- Russia: US$783k
- North Macedonia: US$767k
- Australia: US$727k
- Switzerland: US$682k
- United Arab Emirates: US$640k
- Bahrain: US$485k
- Singapore: US$330k
- Estonia: US$297k
- Malta: US$284k
- Croatia: US$214k
- Serbia: US$205k
- Greece: US$201k
- Ireland: US$196k
- Uzbekistan: US$193k
- Argentina: US$182k
- Norway: US$163k
- Latvia: US$150k
- Kazakhstan: US$119k
- Israel: US$92k
- Peru: US$92k
- Colombia: US$70k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$360kUS$360k+US$3m+US$46m+> US$134m
Imports: 209
- United States: US$882m
- Germany: US$484m
- Japan: US$166m
- United Kingdom: US$160m
- China: US$152m
- Spain: US$145m
- France: US$134m
- Mexico: US$134m
- Türkiye: US$110m
- Brazil: US$101m
- Czechia: US$97m
- Canada: US$89m
- Morocco: US$66m
- Slovakia: US$59m
- Poland: US$59m
- Romania: US$52m
- Hungary: US$51m
- Malaysia: US$50m
- Thailand: US$49m
- Belgium: US$48m
- Italy: US$46m
- Sweden: US$41m
- Portugal: US$38m
- South Korea: US$38m
- Argentina: US$37m
- Indonesia: US$30m
- India: US$28m
- Vietnam: US$26m
- Netherlands: US$24m
- United Arab Emirates: US$19m
- Taiwan: US$16m
- Russia: US$15m
- Uzbekistan: US$15m
- Austria: US$14m
- South Africa: US$14m
- Ukraine: US$12m
- Australia: US$9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Bangladesh: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Egypt: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$6m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Finland: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Iran: US$3m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Belarus: US$3m
- Peru: US$2m
- Ghana: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$529m | 14.5% | |
| 2 | US$501m | 13.7% | |
| 3 | US$488m | 13.3% | |
| 4 | US$324m | 8.9% | |
| 5 | US$236m | 6.5% | |
| 6 | US$142m | 3.9% | |
| 7 | US$136m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$131m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$127m | 3.5% | |
| 10 | US$121m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$882m | 24.1% | |
| 2 | US$484m | 13.2% | |
| 3 | US$166m | 4.5% | |
| 4 | US$160m | 4.4% | |
| 5 | US$152m | 4.2% | |
| 6 | US$145m | 4% | |
| 7 | US$134m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$134m | 3.7% | |
| 9 | US$110m | 3% | |
| 10 | US$101m | 2.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 10%median duty
- 27number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Maldives
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 3% – 13% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 27% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 3% – 7% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 38% | 0% – 50% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 3.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5.7% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0.2% | 0.1% – 0.2% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 69911 Padlocks & locks (key, combination/electrically operated), of base metal; clasps & frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of base metal
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 42992 Padlocks and locks, of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys and parts thereof, of base metal; base metal fittings for furniture, doors, saddlery and the like
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2593 Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8301.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8301.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8301.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8301.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8301.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8301.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 5
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.
- N355210 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of metal latch/lock assemblies from Germany
- N313498 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of motor vehicle components from Japan.
- N301525 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a locking latch assembly and a cable from South Korea
- N300678 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an actuator and locking assembly from South Korea
- N300682 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a locking latch assembly from South Korea
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8301.20; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8301.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of motor vehicle locks into the UK came to £96.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 11% on the year before); Czechia supplied 42%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported motor vehicle locks worth US$4bn (+2.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was the Czechia (US$529m), followed by China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for locks of a kind used for motor vehicles?
Locks of a kind used for motor vehicles fall under HS subheading 8301.20, part of heading 8301, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on locks of a kind used for motor vehicles in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8301.20 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 locks of a kind used for motor vehicles in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8301.20 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 locks of a kind used for motor vehicles?
The Czechia, with US$529m in 2024 (14.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export motor vehicle locks 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 motor vehicle locks?
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 motor vehicle locks from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Czechia (42%), China (13%) and Germany (7%), out of total imports of £96.9m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.