HTS heading 8309 · Chapter 83
HTS 8309: Stoppers, caps and lids, capsules for bottles,…
HTS heading 8309 covers stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, and parts thereof, of base metal. It has 3 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (2 lines), 2.6% (1 line).
Imports may also owe Chapter 99 tariffs (Section 232, 301 or 201) depending on origin and date, plus the Merchandise Processing Fee and, by sea, the Harbor Maintenance Fee.
Rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 22, effective October 30, 2026. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission.
Tariff lines and duty rates
| HTS code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8309.10.00.00 | Crown corks (including crown seals and caps), and parts thereof[kg] | Free | 45% | Estimate → | |
| 8309.90.00 | Other | 2.6% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 45% | |
| Of aluminum: | |||||
| 8309.90.00.20 | For cans of a kind used for the conveyance of beverages as described in statistical note 2 to this chapter[kg, No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8309.90.00.25 | Other[kg, No.] | Estimate → | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 8309.90.00.80 | Of steel[kg, No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8309.90.00.85 | Other[kg, No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8310.00.00.00 | Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, and parts thereof, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405[kg] | Free | 45% | Estimate → |
7 lines shown. Statistical suffixes (the last two digits) inherit the rate of the 8-digit subheading above them.
Example: base duty and fees on $10000
For HTS 8309.90.00 at the general rate of 2.6%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:
| Base duty (2.6%) | $260.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58) | $34.64 |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%) | $12.50 |
| Duty and fees | $307.14 |
Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.
Special program codes in this heading
- A, A*, A+
- Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
- AU
- U.S.–Australia FTA
- BH
- U.S.–Bahrain FTA
- CL
- U.S.–Chile FTA
- CO
- U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
- D
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- E, E*
- Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
- IL
- U.S.–Israel FTA
- JO
- U.S.–Jordan FTA
- KR
- U.S.–Korea FTA (KORUS)
- MA
- U.S.–Morocco FTA
- OM
- U.S.–Oman FTA
- P, P+
- CAFTA-DR
- PA
- U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
- PE
- U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
- S, S+
- USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement)
- SG
- U.S.–Singapore FTA
A special rate applies only when the goods qualify under that program's rules of origin and the claim is made at entry.