Code 8305 90 · Heading 8305

Base-metal letter holders, letter corners, clips, index-card tabs and similar office articles, including parts

This covers letter holders, letter corners, clips, index-card tabs and similar office articles made of base metal, as well as parts for goods in this group. It does not cover complete fittings or mechanisms for loose-leaf binders or filing folders, staples in strips, drawing pins, or clasps and closures for account books and similar items.

For example

Base-metal letter holder
Base-metal letter corner
Base-metal office clip
Base-metal index-card tab

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Office articles such as letter clips, letter corners, paper clips and indexing tags, of base metal, incl. parts of articles of heading 8305 (excl. fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, staples in strips, drawing pins and clasps for books or registers)

How we got to this code

XV
83
8305
8305 90

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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 90 Office articles such as letter clips, letter corner… 3 of 3 subheadings under heading 8305
Is it a base-metal letter holder, letter corner, clip, index-card tab, similar office article, or a part for such goods, rather than a complete loose-leaf binder or filing-folder fitting or mechanism, staples in strips, a drawing pin, or a clasp or closure for an account book or similar item?

Pick the 8-digit code

Import duty on the codes below: 2.7%

Only one code below

8305 90 00

2.7%

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

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8305 10 Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, of base metal (excl. drawing pins and clasps for books or registers) 2.7%
8305 20 Staples in strips, of base metal 2.7%
8305 90 Office articles such as letter clips, letter corners, paper clips and indexing tags, of base metal, incl. parts of articles of heading 8305 (excl. fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, staples in strips, drawing pins and clasps for books or registers) you are here 2.7%

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

83.05.9000 Other, including parts

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

2.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

8305 90 00 00 Other, including parts

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8305.90.30.10 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.

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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.

83.05.9000

Other, including parts

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 90 00 00

Other, including parts

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 3 US lines

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.

8305.90.30.10

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, Other, including parts, Paper clips, and parts thereof, Wholly of wire

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8305.90.30.50

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, Other, including parts, Paper clips, and parts thereof, Other

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8305.90.60.00

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, Other, including parts, Other

General rate

5.7%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

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.