Analysis
Subheading 8301.40 covers other locks, within heading 8301. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.1% to 5.7% with a median of 4.4%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 8301.40.30 for other locks: luggage locks (3.1%) and 8301.40.60 for other locks: other (5.7%).
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.
Goods only reach 8301.40 once they fall within heading 8301 (padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8301.40.30 | Other locks: luggage locks | 3.1% |
| 8301.40.60 | Other locks: other | 5.7% |