80.03 Tin; bars, rods, profiles and wire
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section XV, Base Metals — iron, steel, copper, aluminium, other base metals and articles thereof.
- 80 Chapter Tin; articles thereof
- 03 Heading Tin; bars, rods, profiles and wire
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 1 six-digit codes below
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 80The 1 six-digit code under 80.03
One of these is the number you declare.
Other headings in chapter 80
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 80.03? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment80.03 FAQ
Heading 80.03 covers tin; bars, rods, profiles and wire. It is part of chapter 80 (tin; articles thereof), and it is subdivided into 1 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 1 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
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.