Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets etc for clothing & accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, tubular etc rivets, beads, spangles, of base metal

HS v2017 Code: 8308

About clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets etc for clothing & accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, tubular etc rivets, beads, spangles, of base metal

hs code 8308 covers a wide range of metal fasteners and hardware components used across various industries, including clothing, accessories, footwear, jewelry, books, and leather goods. These products play a crucial role in the manufacturing and assembly of a diverse array of consumer and industrial items, making this code an important part of the broader global trade and supply chain ecosystem.

Production process

The production of the items covered under hs code 8308 typically involves metalworking techniques such as stamping, casting, forging, and machining. Manufacturers may use a combination of automated and manual processes to shape, assemble, and finish these components to meet the specific requirements of their customers.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of hs code 8308 items include base metals such as steel, brass, and aluminum, as well as various tools, dies, and machinery necessary for metalworking. Manufacturers may also rely on specialized coatings, finishes, and other materials to enhance the functionality, durability, and aesthetic appeal of their products.

Production outputs

The outputs of hs code 8308 are used as key components in the manufacturing of a wide range of consumer and industrial products, including 6101 (Men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, knitted or crocheted), 4202 Trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverages bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewelry boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanized fiber or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper, and 9101 Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, and other watches, including stop-watches, with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal.

Family tree for clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets etc for clothing & accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, tubular etc rivets, beads, spangles, of base metal

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/83'>83: Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8308'>8308: Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets etc for clothing &amp; accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, tubular etc rivets, beads, spangles, of base metal</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8301'>8301: Padlocks and locks (key, combination, electrically operated) of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps incorporating locks, of base metal, keys for any or the foregoing articles, of base metal</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8302'>8302: Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, trunks, chests etc, castors with mountings of base metal, automatic door closers of base metal</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8303'>8303: Safes; armoured or reinforced, strong-boxes, doors and safe deposit lockers for strong-rooms, cash or deed boxes and the like, of base metal</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8304'>8304: Office equipment; filing cabinets, card-index cabinets, paper trays and rests, pen trays, office-stamp stands and the like, of base metal, other than office furniture of heading no. 9403</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8305'>8305: 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</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8306'>8306: Bells, gongs and the like; non-electric, statuettes, other ornaments, photograph, picture, similar frames, mirrors, of base metal</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8307'>8307: Tubing; flexible, with or without fittings, of base metal</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8309'>8309: Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8310'>8310: Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading no. 9405</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/8311'>8311: 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</a>"]

    B --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/830810'>830810: Hooks, eyes and eyelets; of base metal, of a kind used for clothing, footwear, awnings, handbags, travel goods or other made up articles</a>"]
B --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/830820'>830820: Rivets; tubular or bifurcated, of base metal</a>"]
B --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/830890'>830890: Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle clasps; of base metal, of a kind used for clothing &amp; accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods, saddlery etc, including parts</a>"]


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class E level4
class F level4
class G level4
class H level4
class I level4
class J level4
class K level4
class L level4
class M level6
class N level6
class O level6

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