HS code 8305: Stationery; fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips…
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 metal — heading 8305 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).
Chapter 83: Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
Subheadings of 8305 (6 digits)
- Stationery; fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, of base metal
- Stationery; staples in strips, (e.g. for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal
- Stationery; letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, including parts, of base metal
Pick the subheading that describes your product. A subheading marked “n.e.c.” (not elsewhere classified) or “other” covers only what the subheadings before it do not. Click a code to copy it.
Confirm the full code and the duty rate
The first 6 digits are the same in every country that uses HS 2022. Each country adds 2–4 more digits and sets the duty in its own tariff, and the section and chapter notes can include or exclude products, so check the destination’s official tariff before you put the code on the invoice.
Other headings in chapter 83
- 8301 Padlocks and locks (key, combination, electrically operated) of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps…
- 8302 Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, trunks, chests…
- 8303 Safes; armoured or reinforced, strong-boxes, doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed…
- 8304 Office equipment; filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays and rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands…
- 8306 Bells, gongs and the like; non-electric, statuettes, other ornaments, photograph, picture, similar frames…
- 8307 Tubing; flexible, with or without fittings, of base metal
- 8308 Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets etc for clothing & accessories…
- 8309 Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded…
- 8310 Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base…
- 8311 Wires, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes of base metal or metal carbides; of a kind used for soldering…
Source: HS 2022 nomenclature, 6-digit level (UN Comtrade). Descriptions are in English, as in the official nomenclature. Digits after the 6th differ by country.
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Common questions
What is HS code 8305?
8305 is the HS 2022 heading for 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 metal. It is in chapter 83 (Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal), section XV, and has 3 six-digit subheadings, from 8305.10 to 8305.90.
Can I write 8305 on a commercial invoice?
Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 8305.10), and the import declaration uses the destination country’s full code of 8 to 10 digits. Use the subheading that matches your product, and confirm the national digits with the buyer, the customs broker or the official tariff.
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