# United States tariff line 8311.10.00.00: Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding

> In the United States tariff, line 8311.10.00.00 covers wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying; base metal parts thereof, coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8311.10 in heading 83.11 (chapter 83).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8311100000
Last updated: 9 October 2026

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## Key facts

- Tariff line: 8311.10.00.00
- Covers: Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying; base metal parts thereof, coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding
- Duty (MFN): Free
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [8311.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/831110)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 8311.10.00.00 covers wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying; base metal parts thereof, coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding.

Its legal text is “Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 8311.10 in heading 83.11 (chapter 83). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.

- Chapter 83: Miscellaneous articles of base metal
- Heading 83.11: Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying; base metal parts thereof
- Line 8311.10.00.00: Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding

## Duty

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8311.10 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8311.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/831110)

- Previous line: [8310.00.00.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8310000000) Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, and parts thereof, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405
- Next line: [8311.20.00.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8311200000) Cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-welding

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 8311.10.00.00 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 8311.10.00.00 covers wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying; base metal parts thereof, coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 8311.10.00.00 in the United States?

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8311100000.json