8001.10 Tin; unwrought, not alloyed
A full HS code. These six digits are what goes on a customs declaration, and they mean the same thing in every country that uses the Harmonized System.
Section XV, Base Metals — iron, steel, copper, aluminium, other base metals and articles thereof.
- 80 Chapter Tin; articles thereof
- 01 Heading Tin; unwrought
- 10 Subheading Tin; unwrought, not alloyed
Chapter 80 covers tin; articles thereof: one of the smallest metal chapters, reflecting tin's narrower use mainly in solder, tinplate and specialty alloys. Classification tip: A meaningful share of world tin supply is 'conflict mineral' flagged under supply-chain due-diligence regimes (like the EU and US conflict-minerals rules), so confirm sourcing documentation alongside the HS code for electronics-grade tin.
All of chapter 80Other codes under 80.01
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 8001.10? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment8001.10 FAQ
8001.10 covers tin; unwrought, not alloyed. It sits under heading 80.01 (tin; unwrought) in chapter 80, Section XV of the Harmonized System.
It is the international part of it. Six digits are the same in every country that applies the Harmonized System; the importing country then extends them to eight or ten for its own tariff and statistics. Declare 8001.10 plus whatever national digits the destination’s tariff schedule adds to it.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XV and to chapter 80. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.