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HS code for paper weights - base metal

8304

8304 Filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading 9403

In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “paper weights - base metal” points to heading 8304: filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading 9403. 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.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for 8304; the duty is 2.7%.

8304 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is 2.7%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has one tariff line for 8304; the duty is 3.9%.

Duty rates compared

UK specific or compound duty 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 3.9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan 3.1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 6.8% 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 1 tariff line North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for paper weights - base metal?

Paper weights - base metal are classified under 8304 (Filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp…) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.