Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8310.00
8310.00.00: Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, and parts thereof, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
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 2
- Additional dutySection 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Canada
- In force
- from 22 August 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.03.14
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 24 September 2018
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.03
Same subheading in other tariffs
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 
Canada 7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% – 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 12.5% 
Brazil 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 17 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 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.
- N365271 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum nameplates from Canada
- N363695 U.S. CBP
The classification, country of origin, and marking of a steel engraved pet identification tag on a ball chain.
- N361811 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of enameled sheet metal street number plates from the Netherlands
- N361767 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum business cards and table signs from Canada
- N336847 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an aluminum traffic sign from China
- N335777 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of watch displays from China
- N311150 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of metal identification plate from Mexico
- N307972 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of danger signs made of various materials from Mexico
Legal notes
HTS code 8310.00.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 8310.00 (sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters…).
The general duty is free, and quantities are declared in kg.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%, the Canada duty is 7%, the Mexico duty is 10%–15%, the Brazil duty is 16%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 8310.00 worth US$160m in 2024; the largest supplier was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 7th with US$4m.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8310.00.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 8310.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$67m), followed by Canada.