Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8302.10
8302.10.30: Base metal hinges: Designed for motor vehicles
Base metal hinges
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8302 Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base metal hat racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal; and base metal parts thereof:
- 8302.10 Hinges, and parts thereof:
- Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc:
- 8302.10.30 Designed for motor vehicles
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
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 11
- Additional dutySection 232 — Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, buses and parts 25%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2025
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.74.08
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 15%
- Applies to goods from
- United Kingdom
- In force
- from 6 April 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.82.05
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 25%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except United Kingdom, Russia
- In force
- from 6 April 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.82.09
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 200%
- Applies to goods from
- Russia
- In force
- from 10 March 2023
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.85.68
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 1 September 2019
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.15
- Additional dutySection 232 — Passenger vehicles, light trucks and parts 25%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Japan, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, South Korea, Taiwan
- In force
- from 3 May 2025
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.94.05
- Additional dutySection 232 — Passenger vehicles, light trucks and parts 8%
- Applies to goods from
- United Kingdom
- In force
- from 30 June 2025
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.94.32
- Additional dutySection 232 — Passenger vehicles, light trucks and parts 13%
- Applies to goods from
- Japan
- In force
- from 16 September 2025
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.94.43
- Additional dutySection 232 — Passenger vehicles, light trucks and parts 13%
- Applies to goods from
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia and 19 more
- In force
- from 25 September 2025
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.94.53
- Additional dutySection 232 — Passenger vehicles, light trucks and parts 13%
- Applies to goods from
- South Korea
- In force
- from 4 December 2025
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.94.63
- Additional dutySection 232 — Passenger vehicles, light trucks and parts 13%
- Applies to goods from
- Taiwan
- In force
- from 1 May 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.94.67
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 2% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 25% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Same subheading in other tariffs
8302.10 Base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles: hinges
UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 35% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 25.8% 
Brazil 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 35% Third-country duty 40 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
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 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA lines: 8302.10
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
Legal notes
Notes
1. For the purposes of this chapter, parts of base metal are to be classified with their parent articles. However, articles of iron or steel of heading 7312, 7315, 7317, 7318 or 7320, or similar articles of other base metal (Chapters 74 to 76 and 78 to 81) are not to be taken as parts of articles of this chapter.
2. For the purposes of heading 8302, the word ‘castors’ means those having a diameter (including, where appropriate, tyres) not exceeding 75 mm, or those having a diameter (including, where appropriate, tyres) exceeding 75 mm provided that the width of the wheel or tyre fitted thereto is less than 30 mm.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 8302.10.30 is one of 3 lines under subheading 8302.10, base-metal mountings, fittings and similar articles: hinges.
The general duty is 2%, and quantities are declared in kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–35%, the Brazil duty is 16%, the Argentina duty is 35%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 2.7%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 8302.10 worth US$1bn in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8302.10.30?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 2%; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 8302.10.30 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A*,AU,B, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 8302.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$343m), followed by Canada.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.