Code 8305 20 · Heading 8305

Base-metal staples in strips

This code covers staples in strips made of base metal. The staples may be for office use, furniture upholstery or packaging, as described under the heading.

For example

Base-metal office staples in strips
Base-metal upholstery staples in strips
Base-metal packaging staples in strips

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Official tariff text

Staples in strips, of base metal

How we got to this code

XV
83
8305
8305 20

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Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XV Base metals and articles of base metal
Is it iron or steel; an article made of iron or steel; copper or an article made of copper; nickel or an article made of nickel; aluminium or an article made of aluminium; lead or an article made of lead; zinc or an article made of zinc; tin or an article made of tin; another base metal, sintered metal or cermet, or an article made from one of these; a base-metal tool, implement, knife, spoon or fork, or a part thereof; or another miscellaneous article made of base metal?
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Step 2 · Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 11 of 11 chapters in section XV
Which type of base-metal product is it: a lock or key; a fitting, handle, bracket, roller or door closer; a safe or reinforced box; an office article; a stationery fastener or staple; a bell, decoration, frame or metal mirror; a flexible metal hose; a clothing, footwear, luggage or similar fastener, rivet, bead or sequin; a plug, cap, lid, seal or other packaging fitting; a sign, plate, number, letter or symbol; or a soldering, welding or spray-metallising wire, rod, tube, sheet, electrode or similar product?
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Step 3 · Heading 8305 Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter cl… 5 of 11 headings under chapter 83
Is it a fitting or mechanism for a loose-leaf binder or file folder, staples in strips, or another listed base-metal office item or a part of one?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8305 20 Staples in strips, of base metal 2 of 3 subheadings under heading 8305
Are the goods staples in strips made of base metal?

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Import duty on the codes below: 2.7%

Only one code below

8305 20 00

Staples in strips, of base metal

2.7%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

83.05.2000 Staples in strips

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

2.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

8305 20 00 00 Staples in strips

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

We do not estimate this one.

The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

Not estimated

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8305.20.00.00 Fittings for looseleaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

83.05.2000

Staples in strips

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

8305 20 00 00

Staples in strips

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 1 US line

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

8305.20.00.00

Fittings for looseleaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, and parts thereof, of base metal; staples in strips (for example, for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal, Staples in strips

General rate

Free

From the EU

No single figure Not estimated The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.