8311.30 Rods and wire; coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame
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.
- 83 Chapter Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
- 11 Heading 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
- 30 Subheading Rods and wire; coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame
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 83Other codes under 83.11
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 8311.30? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment8311.30 FAQ
8311.30 covers rods and wire; coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame. It sits under heading 83.11 (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) in chapter 83, 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 8311.30 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 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.