About Chapter 83
Chapter 83 of the Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) is titled “Miscellaneous articles of base metal”. It is part of Section XV, Base Metals & Articles Thereof, together with Chapter 72 (iron and steel), Chapter 73 (articles of iron or steel), Chapter 74 (copper and articles thereof), Chapter 75 (nickel and articles thereof), Chapter 76 (aluminium and articles thereof), Chapter 78 (lead and articles thereof), Chapter 79 (zinc and articles thereof), Chapter 80 (tin and articles thereof), Chapter 81 (other base metals; cermets; articles thereof) and Chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal).
The chapter is divided into 11 headings, from 8301 (padlocks and locks, of base metal) to 8311 (welding rod). The headings with the most codes that people search for are padlocks and locks, of base metal (8301), bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base metal (8306), stoppers, caps and lids, capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers (8309), base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors (8302) and fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips (8305).
Note 1 classifies parts of base metal with their parent articles, but articles of iron or steel of headings 7312, 7315, 7317, 7318 or 7320 (such as chain, nails, screws and springs) are not treated as parts of this chapter's goods.
Every heading is listed below. Under each are the codes that have their own page on Laabam One, 14 codes in this chapter, each with its full classification: its chapter, heading and sub-heading, and the codes beside it.
Every code in this chapter begins with 83: four digits make a heading, six a sub-heading, and eight a tariff item of India's Customs Tariff. How many of those digits a GST tax invoice shows depends on the business, not the goods: under Notification No. 78/2020 – Central Tax, from 1 April 2021, four digits where aggregate turnover in the previous financial year was up to ₹5 crore, and six above it. Up to ₹5 crore, the code may be left off invoices to unregistered buyers.
No GST rate is shown here. GST rates were revised in September 2025, and a rate appears on this site only once it has been checked against the CBIC rate notifications.
Sources: ITC(HS) Chapter 83, DGCI&S (title, headings and notes); Notification No. 78/2020 – Central Tax (HSN digits on invoices).