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CN 8305

Fittings 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 metal

19 lines EU TARIC, EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) & TARIC – extraction 01-10-2026

CodeDescriptionUnitThird-country dutySource
8305 10Fittings for loose-leaf binders or filesTARIC
Ring binder mechanisms (other than those with 17 or 23 rings) consisting of two steel sheets or wires with at least four half rings made of steel wire fixed on it and which are kept together by a steel cover; they can be opened either by pulling the half rings or with a small steel-made trigger mechanism fixed to the ring binder mechanism
8305 10 00 11Consigned from Viet Nam2.7%TARIC
8305 10 00 13Consigned from Lao People's Democratic Republic2.7%TARIC
8305 10 00 19Other2.7%TARIC
Ring binder mechanisms consisting of two steel sheets or wires with 17 or 23 rings made of steel wire fixed on it and which are kept together by a steel cover; they can be opened either by pulling the half rings or with a small steel-made trigger mechanism fixed to the ring binder mechanism
8305 10 00 21Consigned from Viet Nam2.7%TARIC
8305 10 00 23Consigned from Lao People's Democratic Republic2.7%TARIC
8305 10 00 29Other2.7%TARIC
Other ring binder mechanisms
8305 10 00 36Ring binder mechanisms consisting of more than two steel sheets or wires with at least four half rings made of steel wire fixed on it and which are kept together by a steel cover; they can be opened either by pulling the half rings or with a small steel-made trigger mechanism fixed to the ring binder mechanism2.7%TARIC
Ring binder mechanisms (other than those with 17 or 23 rings) consisting of two steel sheets or wires with at least four half rings made of steel wire fixed on it and which are kept together by a steel cover; they can be opened either by pulling the half rings or with a small steel-made trigger mechanism fixed to the ring binder mechanism
8305 10 00 37Consigned from Viet Nam2.7%TARIC
8305 10 00 38Consigned from Lao People's Democratic Republic2.7%TARIC
8305 10 00 39Other2.7%TARIC
Ring binder mechanisms consisting of two steel sheets or wires with 17 or 23 rings made of steel wire fixed on it and which are kept together by a steel cover; they can be opened either by pulling the half rings or with a small steel-made trigger mechanism fixed to the ring binder mechanism
8305 10 00 40Consigned from Viet Nam2.7%TARIC
8305 10 00 41Consigned from Lao People's Democratic Republic2.7%TARIC
8305 10 00 42Other2.7%TARIC
8305 10 00 49Other2.7%TARIC
8305 10 00 50Lever arch mechanisms for archiving sheets and other documents in binders and files consisting of arched sturdy metal elements (normally two) on a back plate and having at least one opening trigger that permits inserting and filing of sheets and other documents2.7%TARIC
8305 10 00 99Other2.7%TARIC
8305 20 00 00Staples in strips2.7%TARIC
8305 90 00 00Other, including parts2.7%TARIC

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Source: European Commission (DG TAXUD), TARIC and Combined Nomenclature data as extracted on 1 October 2026. Heading 8305 in the TARIC consultation

Only the third-country duty is shown. Not shown: tariff preferences, quotas, suspensions, anti-dumping and other additional duties, import controls and the legal notes. The TARIC consultation lists the measures of each code.

This page is general information, not legal advice and not a classification decision. Tariff texts and rates change: check the publisher's current schedule, and ask the customs authority for a binding ruling where the answer matters.

All headings of chapter 83: MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL