8301 40 — Locks of base metal (excl. padlocks and locks for motor vehicles or furniture)

8301 Padlocks and mortise 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 (+): 8301 10 – padlocks 8301 20 – locks of a kind used for motor vehicles 8301 30 – locks of a kind used for furniture 8301 40 – other locks 8301 50 – clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks 8301 60 – parts 8301 70 – keys presented separately

This heading covers locking devices operated by a key (e.g., cylinder, lever, tumbler or Bramah type locks) or controlled by a combination of letters or numbers (combination locks). It also covers electrical locks (e.g., for the entrance doors of apartment buildings or for lift doors). These locks may be operated, for example, by inserting a magnetic card, by entering a combination on electronic

keypads or by a radio signal. The heading therefore includes, inter alia: (A) Padlocks of all types for doors, trunks, boxes, bags, bicycles, etc., including key-operated locking bolts. (B) Mortise locks for doors or gates, letter boxes, safes, boxes or caskets, furniture, pianos, travel trunks, suitcases, ladies' or men's handbags, document cases, etc.; for motor vehicles, railway rolling stock, tramcars, etc.; for lifts, shutters, sliding doors, etc. (C) Clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks. The heading also covers: (1) Base metal parts of the above articles which are clearly identifiable (e.g., cases, bolts, levers and tumblers, strikes, face plates, key and lock wards, mechanisms and cylinder barrels). (2) Base metal keys for the above articles, finished or not (including rough cast, forged or stamped blanks). The heading also covers special keys for railway compartments, skeleton keys, etc. The heading does not, however, cover ordinary latches or bolts, etc. (heading 8302), or clasps and fasteners (not operated by a key or combination) for ladies' or men's handbags, briefcases, document cases, etc. (heading 8308). Subheading Explanatory Note. Subheading 8301 30 This subheading covers locks not only for household furniture but also for office furniture.

Notes

Machine translation. The original is the Russian text of the EAEU tariff, and customs goes by it; this translation is for understanding only and has no legal force.

1. In this Chapter, parts of articles made of base metals shall be classified in the same headings as the articles to which they belong. However, articles of ferrous metals of heading 7312, 7315, 7317, 7318 or 7320 or similar articles of other base metals (Chapters 74 to 76 and 78 to 81) are not to be regarded as parts of articles of this Chapter.

2. For the purposes of heading 8302, the term “furniture wheels” means furniture wheels or rollers of a diameter (including, where appropriate, a tyre) not exceeding 75 mm or the same wheels or rollers of a diameter (including, where applicable, a tyre) greater than 75 mm, provided that the width of the wheel or tyre mounted on it is less than 30 mm.