# HS chapter 83: Miscellaneous articles of base metal > 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). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/83 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 83](https://border.bot/hs-codes/83) ## Key facts - Chapter: 83 - Description: Miscellaneous articles of base metal - Headings: 11 - Subheadings: 36 - Edition: HS2022 ## What this chapter covers 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. ### [83.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8301) Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of base metal - [8301.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830110) Padlocks - [8301.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830120) Locks of a kind used for motor vehicles - [8301.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830130) Locks of a kind used for furniture - [8301.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830140) Other locks - [8301.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830150) Clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks - [8301.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830160) Parts - [8301.70](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830170) Keys presented separately ### [83.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8302) Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal - [8302.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830210) Hinges - [8302.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830220) Castors - [8302.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830230) Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles - [8302.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830241) Other mountings, fittings and similar articles: Suitable for buildings - [8302.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830242) Other mountings, fittings and similar articles: Other, suitable for furniture - [8302.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830249) Other mountings, fittings and similar articles: Other - [8302.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830250) Hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures - [8302.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830260) Automatic door closers ### [83.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8303) Armoured or reinforced safes, strong-boxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal - [8303.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830300) Armoured or reinforced safes, strong-boxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal ### [83.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8304) Filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading 94.03 - [8304.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830400) Filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading 94.03 ### [83.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8305) Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, of base metal; staples in strips (for example, for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal - [8305.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830510) Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files - [8305.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830520) Staples in strips - [8305.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830590) Other, including parts ### [83.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8306) Bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base metal; statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal; photograph, picture or similar frames, of base metal; mirrors of base metal - [8306.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830610) Bells, gongs and the like - [8306.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830621) Statuettes and other ornaments: Plated with precious metal - [8306.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830629) Statuettes and other ornaments: Other - [8306.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830630) Photograph, picture or similar frames; mirrors ### [83.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8307) Flexible tubing of base metal, with or without fittings - [8307.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830710) Of iron or steel - [8307.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830790) Of other base metal ### [83.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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, jewellery, 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 - [8308.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830810) Hooks, eyes and eyelets - [8308.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830820) Tubular or bifurcated rivets - [8308.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830890) Other, including parts ### [83.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/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, of base metal - [8309.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830910) Crown corks - [8309.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/830990) Other ### [83.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8310) Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05 - [8310.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/831000) Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05 ### [83.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8311) 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 - [8311.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/831110) Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding - [8311.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/831120) Cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-welding - [8311.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/831130) Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame - [8311.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/831190) Other ## What it doesn’t cover 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. ## How it is structured 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. ## In other countries National tariff lines under chapter 83 are live on border.bot for the United States (89 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/83): 89 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous chapter: [82](https://border.bot/hs-codes/82) Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal - Next chapter: [84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS chapter 83 cover? HS chapter 83 covers miscellaneous articles of base metal. ### How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 83? HS chapter 83 has 11 headings and 36 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 83? National tariff lines under chapter 83 are live on border.bot for the United States (89 lines, also used by 1 other country). ## Sources and updates 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. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/83.json