Subheading · Chapter 83 · Heading 8302
8302.10: Base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles: hinges
Base metal hinges
Official description Hinges
8302.10 is the HS subheading for base metal hinges, under heading 8302 in chapter 83.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8302 10 00 00 Hinges Free
- 8302 10 00 10 For use in civil aircraft Free
- 8302 10 00 20 Armrest hinge made of magnesium with: - a length of 239mm or more but not more than 270mm, - a width of 150mm or more but not more than 175mm, - a height of 110mm or more but not more than 135mm, - mounting holes for a lock mechanism Free
- 8302 10 00 90 Other 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 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
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 3 lines
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 | £42m | 28.6% | -6.5% |
 Austria | £24.9m | 16.9% | +13.5% |
 Italy | £14.8m | 10.1% | +3.8% |
 India | £13.1m | 8.9% | +11.1% |
 Germany | £12.3m | 8.4% | +1.7% |
 United States | £11.8m | 8.1% | +1.2% |
 Spain | £6.1m | 4.2% | +11.7% |
 Slovenia | £2.5m | 1.7% | +0.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$198.7kUS$198.7k+US$5.4m+US$62.8m+> US$306.4m
Exports: 166
- China: US$2.1bn
- Germany: US$934.7m
- Austria: US$637.7m
- Italy: US$388.1m
- United States: US$306.4m
- Taiwan: US$288.9m
- Canada: US$232m
- Türkiye: US$180.5m
- Poland: US$169.7m
- Czechia: US$168.6m
- Spain: US$161m
- South Korea: US$121m
- Mexico: US$110.6m
- Japan: US$70.9m
- India: US$68.2m
- United Kingdom: US$62.8m
- Slovakia: US$57m
- France: US$54.6m
- Vietnam: US$53.9m
- Slovenia: US$46.5m
- Belgium: US$42.1m
- Switzerland: US$36.2m
- Philippines: US$30.3m
- Netherlands: US$28.2m
- Sweden: US$27.6m
- Thailand: US$24.6m
- Portugal: US$18.1m
- Romania: US$18.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$13.5m
- Hungary: US$13m
- Singapore: US$13m
- Bulgaria: US$12.9m
- Denmark: US$9.8m
- Brazil: US$9.8m
- Tunisia: US$7.3m
- Indonesia: US$6.5m
- Australia: US$6.2m
- Lithuania: US$5.6m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$5.4m
- Finland: US$5.3m
- Malaysia: US$4.7m
- Ukraine: US$4.4m
- Morocco: US$4.2m
- Latvia: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3.6m
- Norway: US$3.5m
- Russia: US$3.4m
- Serbia: US$3.2m
- Greece: US$2.9m
- Kazakhstan: US$2.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.6m
- Azerbaijan: US$2.3m
- Colombia: US$2.3m
- Ireland: US$2.2m
- Croatia: US$1.7m
- New Zealand: US$1.6m
- Estonia: US$1.5m
- Uzbekistan: US$1.1m
- Kuwait: US$1.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$849.5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.1mUS$2.1m+US$18.2m+US$83m+> US$192.2m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$1.1bn
- Germany: US$463.5m
- China: US$373.9m
- Mexico: US$325m
- Poland: US$271.7m
- Vietnam: US$197.8m
- Russia: US$192.2m
- Austria: US$191.9m
- Canada: US$180.3m
- United Kingdom: US$177.2m
- France: US$176.9m
- Spain: US$145.7m
- Italy: US$144.6m
- India: US$128.7m
- Malaysia: US$123.1m
- Czechia: US$105.2m
- Brazil: US$99.9m
- Netherlands: US$99.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$93.7m
- South Korea: US$85.9m
- Australia: US$85.5m
- Romania: US$83m
- Türkiye: US$82.1m
- Japan: US$82m
- Belgium: US$79.2m
- Slovakia: US$69.6m
- Sweden: US$63.9m
- Switzerland: US$63.3m
- Thailand: US$63m
- Saudi Arabia: US$62.8m
- Indonesia: US$53.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$45.8m
- Hungary: US$43.3m
- Singapore: US$36.9m
- Portugal: US$35.2m
- Iraq: US$33m
- Taiwan: US$31.2m
- Egypt: US$30.3m
- Denmark: US$29.5m
- Greece: US$29.4m
- Morocco: US$28.6m
- Lithuania: US$28.3m
- Philippines: US$27.5m
- Ukraine: US$26.7m
- Kazakhstan: US$25.1m
- Belarus: US$23.3m
- Argentina: US$23.2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$22.7m
- Algeria: US$22.3m
- Ireland: US$21.1m
- Israel: US$20.6m
- South Africa: US$19.2m
- Bangladesh: US$19.1m
- Finland: US$18.5m
- Bulgaria: US$18.2m
- Nigeria: US$17.4m
- Serbia: US$16.8m
- Norway: US$16.2m
- Croatia: US$16.2m
- Colombia: US$16.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2.1bn | 31.7% |
| 2 | Germany | US$934.7m | 14.2% |
| 3 | Austria | US$637.7m | 9.7% |
| 4 | Italy | US$388.1m | 5.9% |
| 5 | United States | US$306.4m | 4.6% |
| 6 |  Taiwan | US$288.9m | 4.4% |
| 7 |  Canada | US$232m | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Türkiye | US$180.5m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$169.7m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$168.6m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1.1bn | 16.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$463.5m | 7% |
| 3 | China | US$373.9m | 5.7% |
| 4 |  Mexico | US$325m | 4.9% |
| 5 | Poland | US$271.7m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$197.8m | 3% |
| 7 |  Russia | US$192.2m | 2.9% |
| 8 | Austria | US$191.9m | 2.9% |
| 9 | Canada | US$180.3m | 2.7% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$177.2m | 2.7% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 11
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.
- N365345 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel swing clear hinges from China
- N364267 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a steel hinge pin from South Korea
- N360221 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of stainless-steel boat mountings and fittings from Mexico
- N357850 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an aluminum slide latch and hinge from China
- H345634 U.S. CBP
Request for Further Review of Protest No. 1803-25-102577; Tariff Classification of Certain Hinges
- H309235 U.S. CBP
Protest No. 2095-19-104721 Link arm assembly, tapered washer and hinge assembly
- 600010579 HMRC
A hinge to be used in a Chest Freezer. Made of Galvanised Steel. Dimensions 150mm (H) 45mm (W) 35mm (D) Weight 650g
- 600010602 HMRC
A Replacement left upper door hinge for Buffalo 6 burner gas oven range. Dimensions 33mm (H) 37mm (W) 22mm (D) Weight 26g Colour Silver
11 rulings in total for this code
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.
- Countervailing duty
FR Doc. 2026-16362 · 91 FR 51662 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-10571 · 91 FR 31818 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
İthalatta Haksız Rekabetin Önlenmesine İlişkin Tebliğ (No: 2026/15)
RG 09.05.2026 sayı 33248 · Tebliğ 2026/15 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8302.10 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8302.10 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 base metal hinges into the UK came to £146.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 3% on the year before); China supplied 29%, followed by Austria.
In 2024, countries exported base metal hinges worth US$6.6bn (+4.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2.1bn), followed by Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles: hinges?
Base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles: hinges fall under HS subheading 8302.10, part of heading 8302, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on base-metal mountings, fittings and similar… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8302.10 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 base-metal mountings, fittings and similar… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8302.10 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 base-metal mountings, fittings and similar…?
China, with US$2.1bn in 2024 (31.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export base metal hinges 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 base metal hinges?
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 base metal hinges from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (29%), Austria (17%) and Italy (10%), out of total imports of £146.8m.
Typical products
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