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  "summary": "HS chapter 83 covers miscellaneous articles of base metal. It has 11 headings, 83.01 to 83.11, and 36 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 83 are live on border.bot for the United States (89 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "value": "Miscellaneous articles of base metal",
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      "value": "11",
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      "value": "HS2022",
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    {
      "question": "What does HS chapter 83 cover?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 83 covers miscellaneous articles of base metal."
    },
    {
      "question": "How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 83?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 83 has 11 headings and 36 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 83?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under chapter 83 are live on border.bot for the United States (89 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
    }
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  "sections": [
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      "id": "covers",
      "title": "What this chapter covers",
      "text": [
        "HS chapter 83 covers miscellaneous articles of base metal.",
        "It has 11 headings, 83.01 to 83.11, and 36 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 82, before it, covers tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal; chapter 84, after it, covers nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof."
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    {
      "id": "structure",
      "title": "How it is structured",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 83 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (83.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more."
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    {
      "id": "other-countries",
      "title": "In other countries",
      "text": [
        "National tariff lines under chapter 83 are live on border.bot for the United States (89 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
      ]
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    {
      "id": "sources",
      "title": "Sources and updates",
      "text": [
        "The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.",
        "This page was last updated on 11 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."
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