HTS tariff line · chapter 83
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
Analysis
HTS 8301.60.00 covers padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys and… 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 kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 2.3% to 6.1%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8301.10.60 (not over 3.8 cm in width), at 6.1%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.3 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 83 (37th percentile of 58 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $280 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 16.1 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 8301.60.00.10 for of copper or copper alloys and 8301.60.00.60 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 14 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.8%. 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.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8301.60.00.10 | Of copper or copper alloys | kg | |
| 8301.60.00.60 | Other | kg |
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% |
| 8301.10.60 | 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% |
| 8301.70.00 | Keys presented separately | 4.5% |