HS code 8305: Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter
Heading 8305 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 83, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
8305Fittings 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
Place in the nomenclature: 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal > 8305
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, letter clips, letter corners, paper clips, indexing tags and similar office articles, of base metal (excl. drawing pins and clasps for books or registers); staples in strips, e.g. for use in offices, upholstery and packaging, of base metal
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 3
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 3
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 8305
- 8305 10Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, of base metal (excl. drawing pins and clasps for books or registers)
- 8305 10 00 Fittings for loose-leaf binders or files
- 8305 20Staples in strips
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Staples in strips, of base metal
- 8305 20 00 Staples in strips
- 8305 90Other, including parts
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Office articles such as letter clips, letter corners, paper clips and indexing tags, of base metal, incl. parts of articles of heading 8305 (excl. fittings for loose-leaf binders or files, staples in strips, drawing pins and clasps for books or registers)
- 8305 90 00 Other, including parts
The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.