Key facts
- HS code
- 7302.40
- Covers
- Fish-plates and sole plates
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 7302.40 covers fish-plates and sole plates. It sits in heading 73.02 (railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails) in chapter 73 (articles of iron or steel). Other goods of heading 73.02 are classified under 7302.10 (rails), 7302.30 (switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods or other crossing pieces) and 7302.90 (other).
What this code covers
HS code 7302.40 covers fish-plates and sole plates.
The legal text of the subheading is “Fish-plates and sole plates”, in HS2022.
How it is structured
7302.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 73, are the chapter; the first four, 7302, are heading 73.02; the last two, 40, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Chapter 73
- Articles of iron or steel
- Subheading 7302.40
- Fish-plates and sole plates
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 7302.40 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 7302.40 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 7302.40 cover?
HS code 7302.40 covers fish-plates and sole plates.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 7302.40 in?
HS code 7302.40 is in heading 73.02 (railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following: rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails) in chapter 73 (articles of iron or steel).
Where are goods of heading 73.02 classified when 7302.40 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 73.02 are classified under 7302.10 (rails), 7302.30 (switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods or other crossing pieces) and 7302.90 (other).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.