Heading · Section XV
8303: Armoured or reinforced safes, strongboxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal
- 2%UK
- 2.7%EU
- 50%Türkiye
- 3.8%USA
- US$1.4bnWorld trade in 2024
Heading 8303 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 8303.00, in chapter 83 (miscellaneous articles of base metal).
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 8303 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 8303 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 2.7%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 8303 into 4 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 50%.
Heading 8303 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 3.8%.
In 2024, countries exported heading 8303 goods worth US$1.4bn (+6.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$664.2m), followed by Mexico.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$377.8m.
The United Kingdom ranked 26th among 148 exporters with US$5.7m.
The United Kingdom imported US$43.8m.
Duty rates compared
UK 2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 4 tariff lines 
USA 3.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
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World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$59.5kUS$59.5k+US$2.9m+US$17.2m+> US$57.9m
Exports: 148
- China: US$664.2m
- Mexico: US$68.5m
- Portugal: US$66.3m
- Poland: US$60.9m
- Germany: US$57.9m
- Italy: US$50.3m
- Netherlands: US$42m
- Vietnam: US$41.5m
- South Korea: US$41.3m
- Czechia: US$26.7m
- United States: US$23m
- Slovakia: US$19.1m
- Spain: US$18.2m
- France: US$17.9m
- Bulgaria: US$17.2m
- India: US$14.8m
- Indonesia: US$13.8m
- Slovenia: US$12m
- Taiwan: US$11.3m
- Romania: US$10.9m
- Sweden: US$10.2m
- Thailand: US$8.6m
- Switzerland: US$7.9m
- Lithuania: US$5.9m
- Austria: US$5.9m
- United Kingdom: US$5.7m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Russia: US$4.7m
- Serbia: US$4.2m
- Türkiye: US$4.1m
- Canada: US$3.9m
- South Africa: US$3.4m
- Cambodia: US$3.2m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$2.9m
- Japan: US$2.4m
- Hungary: US$2.2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Israel: US$1.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.7m
- Belarus: US$1.6m
- Finland: US$1.6m
- Australia: US$1.4m
- Greece: US$1.1m
- Singapore: US$1.1m
- Brazil: US$889k
- Colombia: US$556.9k
- North Macedonia: US$540k
- Norway: US$534.4k
- United Arab Emirates: US$494.7k
- Croatia: US$433.4k
- Estonia: US$322.9k
- Guatemala: US$322.9k
- Luxembourg: US$315.2k
- Argentina: US$309.7k
- Ireland: US$270.8k
- Albania: US$255.7k
- Saudi Arabia: US$236.9k
- New Zealand: US$235.1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$689.3kUS$689.3k+US$3.9m+US$13.8m+> US$33.8m
Imports: 213
- United States: US$377.8m
- Germany: US$159.3m
- France: US$52.4m
- United Kingdom: US$43.8m
- Hungary: US$35.6m
- Spain: US$34.8m
- Italy: US$33.8m
- Netherlands: US$33.6m
- Australia: US$26.3m
- Austria: US$24.8m
- Canada: US$24.8m
- Switzerland: US$24.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$23.8m
- Poland: US$21.9m
- Vietnam: US$21.8m
- Mexico: US$19.7m
- Japan: US$19.1m
- Indonesia: US$17.4m
- Belgium: US$16.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$14.4m
- Thailand: US$14.2m
- Sweden: US$13.8m
- India: US$13.5m
- Czechia: US$13m
- Philippines: US$12.5m
- Denmark: US$10.6m
- Brazil: US$10.6m
- Israel: US$10m
- Iraq: US$8.9m
- China: US$8.1m
- Morocco: US$7.2m
- Egypt: US$7.2m
- Croatia: US$6.8m
- Taiwan: US$6.6m
- Singapore: US$6.5m
- Norway: US$6.2m
- Russia: US$6.1m
- Slovenia: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5.7m
- Malaysia: US$5.7m
- Romania: US$5.6m
- Portugal: US$5.6m
- Libya: US$5.3m
- South Korea: US$5.2m
- Slovakia: US$5.2m
- Algeria: US$5.1m
- Greece: US$5m
- Finland: US$4.9m
- Türkiye: US$4.9m
- New Zealand: US$4.8m
- Colombia: US$4.2m
- South Africa: US$4.1m
- Kuwait: US$4m
- Ireland: US$3.9m
- Nigeria: US$3.7m
- Cambodia: US$3.4m
- Chile: US$3.2m
- Serbia: US$3.2m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3.1m
- Kenya: US$3.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$664.2m | 48% |
| 2 |  Mexico | US$68.5m | 5% |
| 3 |  Portugal | US$66.3m | 4.8% |
| 4 |  Poland | US$60.9m | 4.4% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$57.9m | 4.2% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$50.3m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$42m | 3% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$41.5m | 3% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$41.3m | 3% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$26.7m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$377.8m | 27.3% |
| 2 | Germany | US$159.3m | 11.5% |
| 3 |  France | US$52.4m | 3.8% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$43.8m | 3.2% |
| 5 |  Hungary | US$35.6m | 2.6% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$34.8m | 2.5% |
| 7 | Italy | US$33.8m | 2.4% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$33.6m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$26.3m | 1.9% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$24.8m | 1.8% |
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for armoured or reinforced safes, strongboxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal?
Armoured or reinforced safes, strongboxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal fall under HS heading 8303, part of chapter 83, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on armoured or reinforced safes, strongboxes and… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8303 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on armoured or reinforced safes, strongboxes and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8303 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 armoured or reinforced safes, strongboxes and…?
China, with US$664.2m in 2024 (48% of world exports).