83.01 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
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.
- 83 Chapter Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
- 01 Heading 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
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 7 six-digit codes below
Chapter 83 covers metal; miscellaneous products of base metal: locks, keys, fittings, chains, springs, and similar hardware items that don't belong to the more specific metal-article chapters. Classification tip: Security-relevant hardware like locks and safes can occasionally be swept into strategic/dual-use export-control lists depending on specification (electronic locks with encryption, for example), so double-check beyond the base HS code for high-security products.
All of chapter 83The 7 six-digit codes under 83.01
One of these is the number you declare.
- 8301.10 Padlocks; (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal
- 8301.20 Locks; of a kind used for motor vehicles (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal
- 8301.30 Locks; of a kind used for furniture (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal
- 8301.40 Locks; (other than those for motor vehicles or furniture), (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal
- 8301.50 Clasps and frames with clasps; incorporating locks, of base metal
- 8301.60 Locks; parts of padlocks, locks, clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, of base metal
- 8301.70 Keys; presented separately, of base metal
Other headings in chapter 83
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 83.01? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment83.01 FAQ
Heading 83.01 covers 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. It is part of chapter 83 (metal; miscellaneous products of base metal), and it is subdivided into 7 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 7 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 83. 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.