HS chapter 83
Miscellaneous metal articles
Chapter 83 has 11 headings with 42 EU tariff lines and 39 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 42 EU and 0 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 0 EU and 39 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free from entry into force (0) | 42 | 0 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 0 | 24 |
| Phased out over 15 years (15, 15V) | 0 | 12 |
| Excluded (E) | 0 | 3 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8301 | Padlocks and locks (key, combination, electrically operated) of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, of base metal, keys for any or the foregoing articles, of base metal | base 2.7% | base 16%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 8302 | Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, trunks, chests etc, castors with mountings of base metal, automatic door closers of base metal | base 2.7% | base 16%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 8303 | Safes; armoured or reinforced, strong-boxes, doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal | base 2.7% | base 16%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 8304 | Office equipment; filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays and rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and the like, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading no. 9403 | base 2.7% | base 16%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 8305 | Stationery; fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and the like, staples in strips (for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metalExcluded lines | base 2.7% | base 16%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 8306 | Bells, gongs and the like; non-electric, statuettes, other ornaments, photograph, picture, similar frames, mirrors, of base metal | base 0–2.7% | base 16%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 8307 | Tubing; flexible, with or without fittings, of base metal | base 2.7% | base 2–16%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8308 | Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets etc for clothing & accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, tubular etc rivets, beads, spangles, of base metalExcluded lines | base 2.7% | base 16%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8309 | Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metalExcluded lines | base 2.7–3.7% | base 16%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8310 | Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading no. 9405 | base 2.7% | base 16%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 8311 | Wires, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes of base metal or metal carbides; of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding; wires and rods for metal spraying | base 2.7% | base 16%zero by 2041 | Calculate |