HTS heading · chapter 83
8308
Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets and the like, of base metal, of a kind used for clothing or clothing accessories, footwear, jewelry, wrist watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods or saddlery or for other made up articles; tubular or bifurcated rivets, of base metal; beads and spangles, of base metal
Analysis
Heading 8308 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets and the like, of base metal, of a kind used for clothing or clothing accessories, footwear, jewelry, wrist watches, books, awnings, leather goods…. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 6 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
3 of its 5 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (60%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3.9%. The median line pays duty-free.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 13th percentile of the headings in chapter 83.
1 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The largest subheadings are 8308.90 (other, including parts, 3 lines), 8308.20 (tubular or bifurcated rivets, 2 lines) and 8308.10 (unnamed, 1 line).
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8308.10.00 | Hooks, eyes and eyelets | 1.1¢/kg + 2.9% |
| 8308.20.30 | Of iron or steel and not brightened, not lathed and not machined | Free |
| 8308.20.60 | Tubular or bifurcated rivets: other | Free |
| 8308.90.30 | Beads and spangles of base metal | Free |
| 8308.90.60 | Buckles and buckle clasps, and parts thereof | 3.9% |
| 8308.90.90 | Other, including parts: other | 2.7% |