Subheading · Chapter 83 · Heading 8302
8302.60: Base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles: automatic door closers
Automatic door closers
Official description Automatic door closers
8302.60 is the HS subheading for automatic door closers, under heading 8302 in chapter 83.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8302 60 00 00 Automatic door closers Free
- 8302 60 00 10 For use in civil aircraft Free
- 8302 60 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 2 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 | £19.1m | 30.4% | -9.7% |
 Taiwan | £11.1m | 17.7% | -2.1% |
 Italy | £9m | 14.4% | +2.3% |
 Germany | £8.2m | 13% | +1% |
 Singapore | £5.6m | 9% | +18% |
 United States | £3.7m | 6% | +4.4% |
 Belgium | £1.3m | 2.1% | +17.2% |
 Finland | £1m | 1.6% | +89.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 3.1% – 3.9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Canada Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$89.8kUS$89.8k+US$2.6m+US$16.9m+> US$110.1m
Exports: 124
- China: US$409.4m
- Germany: US$201.7m
- Italy: US$163.7m
- Singapore: US$110.1m
- Taiwan: US$83.6m
- United States: US$46.1m
- Finland: US$26.8m
- South Korea: US$25.4m
- Netherlands: US$23m
- Belgium: US$21m
- Ireland: US$19.9m
- United Kingdom: US$17.1m
- Czechia: US$16.9m
- Malaysia: US$16.8m
- Poland: US$15.2m
- France: US$12.9m
- Spain: US$12.9m
- Bulgaria: US$12m
- Japan: US$10.4m
- Sweden: US$9.5m
- Serbia: US$8.2m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$5.7m
- Türkiye: US$5.1m
- Mexico: US$4.5m
- Austria: US$4.2m
- Thailand: US$3.2m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.8m
- Canada: US$2.7m
- India: US$2.6m
- Romania: US$2.1m
- Russia: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1.8m
- Philippines: US$1.5m
- Estonia: US$1.4m
- Australia: US$1.2m
- South Africa: US$1.1m
- Brazil: US$1.1m
- Lithuania: US$928.8k
- Indonesia: US$925.6k
- Slovenia: US$925.5k
- Greece: US$886.2k
- Slovakia: US$754.2k
- Norway: US$724.4k
- Israel: US$696.8k
- Hungary: US$564.8k
- Vietnam: US$415.1k
- New Zealand: US$333.6k
- United Arab Emirates: US$313.7k
- Croatia: US$282.9k
- Kazakhstan: US$239.8k
- Morocco: US$148.3k
- Macao SAR China: US$119.7k
- Azerbaijan: US$116.4k
- Curaçao: US$110.1k
- Chile: US$106.5k
- Ukraine: US$101.3k
- Gabon: US$99.6k
- Luxembourg: US$98k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$402.1kUS$402.1k+US$3.6m+US$16.5m+> US$44.4m
Imports: 214
- United States: US$138.1m
- Germany: US$113.2m
- United Kingdom: US$86.3m
- France: US$75.6m
- Netherlands: US$63.3m
- Singapore: US$51.6m
- Poland: US$44.4m
- Canada: US$41.8m
- Spain: US$39.3m
- Russia: US$37.2m
- Japan: US$36.5m
- Australia: US$32.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$29.9m
- Italy: US$29m
- India: US$27.5m
- Belgium: US$24.7m
- China: US$22.7m
- South Korea: US$20.4m
- Austria: US$18.7m
- Bulgaria: US$17.7m
- Portugal: US$17.1m
- Czechia: US$16.5m
- Switzerland: US$15.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$14.9m
- Ireland: US$14.5m
- Indonesia: US$13.5m
- Türkiye: US$12.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11.9m
- Mexico: US$11.8m
- Vietnam: US$11.7m
- Thailand: US$11.5m
- Romania: US$10.7m
- Denmark: US$10.3m
- Taiwan: US$10.2m
- Sweden: US$8.9m
- Brazil: US$8.1m
- Hungary: US$7.6m
- Israel: US$7.3m
- Philippines: US$7.2m
- Greece: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$6.6m
- Norway: US$6.4m
- Lithuania: US$5.3m
- Slovenia: US$5.1m
- Finland: US$5.1m
- New Zealand: US$4.7m
- Egypt: US$4.4m
- Slovakia: US$4.2m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Latvia: US$4m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$3.9m
- South Africa: US$3.6m
- Colombia: US$3.6m
- Kazakhstan: US$3.3m
- Luxembourg: US$3.2m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Chile: US$2.8m
- Croatia: US$2.8m
- Jordan: US$2.5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$409.4m | 30.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$201.7m | 15.2% |
| 3 | Italy | US$163.7m | 12.4% |
| 4 | Singapore | US$110.1m | 8.3% |
| 5 | Taiwan | US$83.6m | 6.3% |
| 6 | United States | US$46.1m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Finland | US$26.8m | 2% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$25.4m | 1.9% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$23m | 1.7% |
| 10 | Belgium | US$21m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$138.1m | 10.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$113.2m | 8.5% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$86.3m | 6.5% |
| 4 |  France | US$75.6m | 5.7% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$63.3m | 4.8% |
| 6 | Singapore | US$51.6m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$44.4m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Canada | US$41.8m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$39.3m | 3% |
| 10 |  Russia | US$37.2m | 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.
- 8%median duty
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Sudan
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 6.5% | 3% – 10% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 0% – 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 | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 0% – 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 15% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 8% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 3.9%* | 2.3% – 5.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 8% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 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 | 3.6%* | 2.1% – 5% | 2023 |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 20% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 18% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.5% | 3.1% – 3.9% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 17% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 69919 Other mountings, fittings & similar articles; base metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets & similar fixtures; automatic door closers
- 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 | 8302.60 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8302.60 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8302.60 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8302.60 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8302.60 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8302.60 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- H280671 U.S. CBP
Request for Internal Advice; Tariff classification of two shaft supports and an operating lever that are components of an automatic hopper door system
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
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8302.60 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8302.60; 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 automatic door closers worth £62.8m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £9.87 per kg; China supplied 30%, followed by Taiwan.
World trade in automatic door closers reached US$1.3bn in 2024, up 7.4% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 30.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles: automatic door closers?
Base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles: automatic door closers fall under HS subheading 8302.60, 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 8302.60 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 8302.60 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$409.4m in 2024 (30.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export automatic door closers 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 automatic door closers?
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 automatic door closers from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (30%), Taiwan (18%) and Italy (14%), out of total imports of £62.8m.