Subheading · Chapter 83 · Heading 8301
8301.40: Padlocks and locks: other locks
Other base metal locks
Official description Other locks
8301.40 is the HS subheading for other base metal locks, under heading 8301 in chapter 83.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8301 40 00 00 Other locks
- Locks of a kind used for doors of buildings
- 8301 40 11 00 Cylinder Free
- 8301 40 19 00 Other Free
- 8301 40 90 00 Other locks 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 | £83.3m | 53.7% | -2.6% |
 Germany | £11.1m | 7.2% | +8.6% |
 Malaysia | £8.6m | 5.5% | -3.6% |
 Taiwan | £7.9m | 5.1% | -16.1% |
 United States | £5.7m | 3.7% | +14.1% |
 Romania | £3.6m | 2.3% | +3.9% |
 Spain | £3.5m | 2.3% | +8.2% |
 Italy | £3.1m | 2% | -5.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA 3.1% – 5.7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.4% 
Canada Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 5.2% 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Japan 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$85kUS$85k+US$8m+US$59m+> US$187m
Exports: 180
- China: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$565m
- Germany: US$436m
- Taiwan: US$315m
- United States: US$228m
- Vietnam: US$187m
- Italy: US$143m
- Spain: US$101m
- Canada: US$96m
- Finland: US$94m
- Austria: US$83m
- Poland: US$82m
- Türkiye: US$81m
- Netherlands: US$79m
- Sweden: US$69m
- Dominican Republic: US$65m
- France: US$59m
- United Kingdom: US$59m
- South Korea: US$55m
- Malaysia: US$51m
- Belgium: US$45m
- Philippines: US$41m
- Romania: US$36m
- Czechia: US$36m
- India: US$33m
- Slovakia: US$32m
- Portugal: US$25m
- Switzerland: US$22m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$21m
- Japan: US$21m
- Albania: US$18m
- Hungary: US$17m
- Ukraine: US$14m
- South Africa: US$12m
- Australia: US$12m
- Israel: US$11m
- Brazil: US$10m
- Greece: US$10m
- Slovenia: US$9m
- Thailand: US$9m
- Denmark: US$9m
- Norway: US$8m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Serbia: US$6m
- Peru: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$5m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$17m+US$59m+> US$165m
Imports: 220
- United States: US$1bn
- Germany: US$294m
- France: US$208m
- Canada: US$204m
- United Kingdom: US$204m
- Mexico: US$182m
- Netherlands: US$165m
- Vietnam: US$126m
- Poland: US$111m
- Spain: US$104m
- Italy: US$95m
- Australia: US$86m
- India: US$80m
- South Korea: US$74m
- Belgium: US$69m
- Russia: US$68m
- Japan: US$65m
- Indonesia: US$64m
- Sweden: US$63m
- Brazil: US$62m
- Norway: US$60m
- Thailand: US$59m
- Saudi Arabia: US$59m
- China: US$58m
- Austria: US$58m
- United Arab Emirates: US$52m
- Czechia: US$48m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$45m
- Hungary: US$44m
- Switzerland: US$41m
- Finland: US$40m
- Singapore: US$40m
- Türkiye: US$37m
- Denmark: US$33m
- Ireland: US$32m
- Philippines: US$31m
- Greece: US$30m
- Iraq: US$30m
- Colombia: US$29m
- South Africa: US$29m
- Malaysia: US$28m
- Romania: US$28m
- Chile: US$28m
- Taiwan: US$27m
- Ghana: US$27m
- Algeria: US$27m
- Portugal: US$27m
- Nigeria: US$26m
- Ukraine: US$21m
- Israel: US$21m
- Kazakhstan: US$20m
- Ecuador: US$20m
- Morocco: US$19m
- Peru: US$18m
- Dominican Republic: US$17m
- New Zealand: US$16m
- Slovakia: US$16m
- Egypt: US$15m
- Iran: US$15m
- Guatemala: US$15m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 37.6% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$565m | 10.4% |
| 3 | Germany | US$436m | 8.1% |
| 4 | Taiwan | US$315m | 5.8% |
| 5 | United States | US$228m | 4.2% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$187m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Italy | US$143m | 2.6% |
| 8 | Spain | US$101m | 1.9% |
| 9 | Canada | US$96m | 1.8% |
| 10 |  Finland | US$94m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1bn | 24.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$294m | 5.4% |
| 3 |  France | US$208m | 3.8% |
| 4 | Canada | US$204m | 3.8% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$204m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$182m | 3.4% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$165m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Vietnam | US$126m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$111m | 2.1% |
| 10 | Spain | US$104m | 1.9% |
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
- 21number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Egypt, Morocco, Sudan
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 12% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 11% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 20% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 2.2% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 9% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 4.5% | 0% – 9% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 40% | 20% – 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 20% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 28% | 20% – 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 7% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 3.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 7.5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 13% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 13% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 23% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 4.4% | 3.1% – 5.7% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 17% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 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 | 8301.40 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8301.40 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8301.40 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8301.40 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8301.40 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8301.40 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 9
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.
- N364864 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an exterior door lockset from Taiwan
- N364482 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a locking pool gate latch from Australia
- N327317 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum locking brackets from China
- N281809 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the Baselock module from Germany
- 600015496 HMRC
The Door Lock & Key is a left side handle assembly designed for installation on professional cleaning/service trolleys. The unit consists of: A moulded plastic outer handle (ergonomic grip) An integrated mechanical lock embedded within the handle housing A metal key used to operate the lock…
- 600012026 HMRC
These are combination locks (digit combination), essentially consisting of a two-part lock body with plastic housing and with integrated locking mechanism and locking cylinder, each made of base metal, four plastic number rings for adjusting the digit combination 4 digit combination, steel cable…
- 600011045 HMRC
The ZLOK is an ultra lightweight steel cored, plastic injection-moulded cable tie used for securing bikes and other outdoor equipment against theft. It offers practical protection for short stops, deterring the opportunistic thief. The ZLOK works similarly to a standard cable tie, but is locked…
- 600010839 HMRC
An ultra lightweight steel cored, plastic injection-moulded cable tie used for securing bikes and other outdoor equipment against theft. This cable tie offers practical protection for short stops, deterring the opportunistic thief. It works similarly to a standard cable tie, but is locked and…
- 600009322 HMRC
This product is a device is made from ABS plastic and fits into a mechanics toolbox. When the user is out of range it locks the toolbox, when they come back into range it unlocks again. The product contains a motor, a gear operated cam, a circuit board, power supply and Bluetooth antennae.
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.
- Anti-dumping
İthalatta Haksız Rekabetin Önlenmesine İlişkin Tebliğ (No: 2026/8)
RG 23.03.2026 sayı 33202 · Tebliğ 2026/8 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8301.40 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8301.40 covers 3 tariff lines and 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 other base metal locks into the UK came to £155.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 5% on the year before); China supplied 54%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported other base metal locks worth US$5bn (+2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by Mexico.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for padlocks and locks: other locks?
Padlocks and locks: other locks fall under HS subheading 8301.40, part of heading 8301, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on padlocks and locks: other locks in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8301.40 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: other locks in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8301.40 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: other locks?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (37.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export other base metal 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 other base metal 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 other base metal locks from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (54%), Germany (7%) and Malaysia (6%), out of total imports of £155.1m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.