Analysis
Subheading 8302.10 covers hinges, and parts thereof, within heading 8302. 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 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2% to 3.5% with a median of 3.4%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 8302.10.30 for designed for motor vehicles (2%), 8302.10.60 for of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc: other (3.5%) and 8302.10.90 for hinges, and parts thereof: other (3.4%).
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 8302.10 once they fall within heading 8302 (base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors…). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8302.10.30 | Designed for motor vehicles | 2% |
| 8302.10.60 | Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc: other | 3.5% |
| 8302.10.90 | Hinges, and parts thereof: other | 3.4% |