HTS heading · chapter 83
8301
Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys and parts of any of the foregoing articles, of base metal
Analysis
Heading 8301 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys and parts of any of the foregoing articles, of base metal. It divides into 7 six-digit subheadings and 13 eight-digit tariff lines, with 19 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 13 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.3% to 6.1% with a median of 4.2%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its median rate of 4.2% sits at the 78th percentile of the headings in chapter 83.
The largest subheadings are 8301.10 (padlocks, 6 lines), 8301.40 (other locks, 2 lines), 8301.20 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8301.30 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Hardware Manufacturing (332510). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8301.10.20 | Not over 3.8 cm in width | 2.3% |
| 8301.10.40 | Over 3.8 cm but not over 6.4 cm in width | 3.8% |
| 8301.10.50 | Over 6.4 cm in width | 3.6% |
| 8301.10.60 | Not over 3.8 cm in width | 6.1% |
| 8301.10.80 | Over 3.8 cm but not over 6.4 cm in width | 4.8% |
| 8301.10.90 | Over 6.4 cm in width | 4.2% |
| 8301.20.00 | Locks of a kind used on motor vehicles | 5.7% |
| 8301.30.00 | Locks of a kind used for furniture | 5.7% |
| 8301.40.30 | Other locks: luggage locks | 3.1% |
| 8301.40.60 | Other locks: other | 5.7% |
| 8301.50.00 | Clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks | 3.1% |
| 8301.60.00 | Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys and parts of any of the foregoing articles, of base metal: parts | 2.8% |
| 8301.70.00 | Keys presented separately | 4.5% |