# HS code 8310.00: Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05

> HS code 8310.00 covers sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05. It sits in heading 83.10 (sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05) in chapter 83 (miscellaneous articles of base metal). It is the only subheading of heading 83.10, so every good of the heading is classified here.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/831000
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8310.00
- Covers: Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05
- Heading: [83.10: Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8310)
- Chapter: [83: Miscellaneous articles of base metal](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/83)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 8310.00 covers sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05.

The legal text of the subheading is “Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

It is the only subheading of heading 83.10, so every good of the heading is classified here.

## How it is structured

8310.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 83, are the chapter; the first four, 8310, are heading 83.10; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 83: Miscellaneous articles of base metal
- Heading 83.10: Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05
- Subheading 8310.00: Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8310.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8310.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8309.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/830990) Other
- Next subheading: [8311.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/831110) Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8310.00 cover?

HS code 8310.00 covers sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8310.00 in?

HS code 8310.00 is in heading 83.10 (sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 94.05) in chapter 83 (miscellaneous articles of base metal).

### Where are goods of heading 83.10 classified when 8310.00 doesn’t fit?

8310.00 is the only subheading of heading 83.10, so every good of the heading is classified there.

## 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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/831000.json