Chapter 83 HSN codes: locks and metal articles

Miscellaneous articles of base metal. Every heading in chapter 83 with its GST rate; search any 8-digit code below.

Rates checked · from the official GST notifications

    Rates from the CBIC notifications (9/2025, 10/2025 and 19/2025 for goods; 11/2017 as amended by 15/2025 for services), checked October 2026. Calculate GST

    Headings in chapter 83 and their GST

    HSNDescriptionGST
    8301Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of base metal8 tariff items18%
    8302Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, blinds, coachwork, saddlery, trunks, chests, caskets or the like; base metal hat-racks, hat-pegs, brackets and similar fixtures; castors with mountings of base metal; automatic door closers of base metal13 tariff items18%
    8303Armoured or reinforced safes, strong-boxes and doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal1 tariff item18%
    8304Filing, cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and similar office or desk equipment, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading 94021 tariff item18%
    8305Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, of base metal; staples in strips (for example, for offices, upholstery, packaging), of base metal5 tariff items18%
    8306Bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base metal; statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal; photograph, picture or similar frames, of base metal; mirrors of base metal8 tariff items5%
    8307Flexible tubing of base metal, with or without fittings2 tariff items18%
    8308Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets and the like, of base metal, of a kind used for clothing or clothing accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods or saddlery or for other made up articles, tubular or bifurcated rivets, of base metal, beads and spangles, of base metals12 tariff items18%
    8309Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, of base metal5 tariff items18%
    8310Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94052 tariff items18%
    8311Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying5 tariff items18%
    8352Electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set)18%

    Where a heading shows two rates, its codes or its goods differ: tap the heading to see each 8-digit code and the condition for each rate.

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    What chapter 83 covers

    Chapter 83 of the tariff is "Miscellaneous articles of base metal". It has 12 four-digit headings and 62 eight-digit tariff items, such as 8301 (Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically), 8302 (Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles), 8303 (Armoured or reinforced safes, strong-boxes and doors and).

    GST rates in chapter 83

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 18%. By tariff item: 54 at 18%, 8 at 5%.

    Questions

    What is the GST rate for chapter 83 goods?

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 18%. Of the 62 eight-digit codes in chapter 83, 54 at 18%, 8 at 5%. Check the exact code in the table: some headings have more than one rate.

    What is HSN code 8301?

    Heading 8301 is "Padlocks and locks (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of base metal". GST: 18%.

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