HS chapter 81: Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
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Key facts
- Chapter
- 81
- Description
- Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
- Headings
- 12
- Subheadings
- 56
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS chapter 81 covers other base metals; cermets; articles thereof. It has 12 headings, 81.01 to 81.13, and 56 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. Chapter 80, before it, covers tin and articles thereof; chapter 82, after it, covers tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal.
What this chapter covers
HS chapter 81 covers other base metals; cermets; articles thereof.
It has 12 headings, 81.01 to 81.13, and 56 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
81.09 Zirconium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- 8109.21Unwrought zirconium; powders: Containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight
- 8109.29Unwrought zirconium; powders: Other
- 8109.31Waste and scrap: Containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight
- 8109.39Waste and scrap: Other
- 8109.91Other: Containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight
- 8109.99Other: Other
81.11 Manganese and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- 8111.00Manganese and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
81.12 Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), and articles of these metals, including waste and scrap
- 8112.12Beryllium: Unwrought; powders
- 8112.13Beryllium: Waste and scrap
- 8112.19Beryllium: Other
- 8112.21Chromium: Unwrought; powders
- 8112.22Chromium: Waste and scrap
- 8112.29Chromium: Other
- 8112.31Hafnium: Unwrought; waste and scrap; powders
- 8112.39Hafnium: Other
- 8112.41Rhenium: Unwrought; waste and scrap; powders
- 8112.49Rhenium: Other
- 8112.51Thallium: Unwrought; powders
- 8112.52Thallium: Waste and scrap
- 8112.59Thallium: Other
- 8112.61Cadmium: Waste and scrap
- 8112.69Cadmium: Other
- 8112.92Other: Unwrought; waste and scrap; powders
- 8112.99Other: Other
81.13 Cermets and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- 8113.00Cermets and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
What it doesn’t cover
Chapter 80, before it, covers tin and articles thereof; chapter 82, after it, covers tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal.
How it is structured
Chapter 81 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (81.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.
In other countries
No national tariff lines in chapter 81 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use these headings and subheadings and add their own digits after the first six.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS chapter 81 cover?
HS chapter 81 covers other base metals; cermets; articles thereof.
How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 81?
HS chapter 81 has 12 headings and 56 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
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.