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HS code for paper clips, base metal
8305.90 Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips: other, including parts
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “paper clips, base metal” points to subheading 8305.90: fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips: other, including parts. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
8305.90 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for 8305.90; the duty is 2.7%.
8305.90 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is 2.7%.
Duty rates compared
UK 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free – 5.7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.9% 
Canada 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 5% – 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 11.7% 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for paper clips, base metal?
Paper clips, base metal are classified under 8305.90 (Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips: other, including parts) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.