Code 8311 30 · Heading 8311

Coated base-metal rods and cored wire for soldering and flame welding, excluding certain precious-metal solder cores

This code covers coated rods and cored wire made of base metals for soldering and flame welding. It does not cover wires or rods with a solder core in which the alloy, apart from flux, contains >= 2 weight percent of any precious metal.

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Coated base-metal rods for soldering and flame welding
Cored base-metal wire for soldering and flame welding

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Official tariff text

Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame (excl. wire and rods cored with solder which, excl. the flux material, contains >= 2% by weight of precious metal)

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Step 1 · Section XV Base metals and articles of base metal
Is it iron or steel; an article made of iron or steel; copper or an article made of copper; nickel or an article made of nickel; aluminium or an article made of aluminium; lead or an article made of lead; zinc or an article made of zinc; tin or an article made of tin; another base metal, sintered metal or cermet, or an article made from one of these; a base-metal tool, implement, knife, spoon or fork, or a part thereof; or another miscellaneous article made of base metal?
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Step 2 · Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 11 of 11 chapters in section XV
Which type of base-metal product is it: a lock or key; a fitting, handle, bracket, roller or door closer; a safe or reinforced box; an office article; a stationery fastener or staple; a bell, decoration, frame or metal mirror; a flexible metal hose; a clothing, footwear, luggage or similar fastener, rivet, bead or sequin; a plug, cap, lid, seal or other packaging fitting; a sign, plate, number, letter or symbol; or a soldering, welding or spray-metallising wire, rod, tube, sheet, electrode or similar product?
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Step 3 · Heading 8311 Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar p… 11 of 11 headings under chapter 83
Is it a coated electrode for arc welding, filled wire for arc welding, a coated rod or filled wire for soldering or flame welding, or another listed product, including spray-metallising wire or rods and parts?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8311 30 Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for sold… 3 of 4 subheadings under heading 8311
Are the goods coated rods or cored wire of base metals for soldering and flame welding, rather than one of the other types of wire, rods, electrodes or similar goods named under heading 8311?

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8311 30 00 Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame (excl. wire and rods cored with solder which, excl. the flux material, contains >= 2% by weight of precious metal) 2.7% Save

Compare the sibling codes

8311 10 Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding 2.7%
8311 20 Cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-welding 2.7%
8311 30 Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame (excl. wire and rods cored with solder which, excl. the flux material, contains >= 2% by weight of precious metal) you are here 2.7%
8311 90 Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and the like, of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or metal carbides, n.e.s., and wire and rods of agglomerated base metal powder, for metal spraying, n.e.s. 2.7%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

83.11.3000

Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

8311 30 00 00

Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.