HTS heading · chapter 83
8309
Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, and parts thereof, of base metal
Analysis
Heading 8309 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, and parts thereof, of base metal. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 2 eight-digit tariff lines, with 5 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 2.6%. The median line pays 1.3%.
The largest subheadings are 8309.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8309.90 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 1.3% sits at the 26th percentile of the headings in chapter 83.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive) (332119). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8309.10.00 | Crown corks (including crown seals and caps), and parts thereof | Free |
| 8309.90.00 | Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, and parts thereof, of base metal: other | 2.6% |