Analysis
HTS 8301.10.60 covers not over 3.8 cm in width under heading 8301 (padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in dozens.
The general duty rate is 6.1% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 83 (97th percentile of 58 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $610 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Within this group the rate runs from 2.3% to 4.8%. Compared with 8301.10.20 (not over 3.8 cm in width), which pays 2.3%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.8 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.1%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
For statistics it divides in two: 8301.10.60.20 for lock bodies containing hardened steel components with… and 8301.10.60.80 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 27%, 4.4 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring 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% |
| 8301.10.80 | 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% |