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HTS 8311Wire, rods, tubes, plates, electrodes and similar products of base metal or of metal carbides, coated or cored with flux material, of a kind used for soldering, brazing, welding or deposition of metal or of metal carbides; wire and rods, of agglomerated base metal powder, used for metal spraying; base metal parts thereof

Product or HTS code

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
8311.10.00.00	8311.10.00.00Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-weldingGeneral Free · Column 2 35% · kg	Free		35%	kg
8311.20.00.00	8311.20.00.00Cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-weldingGeneral Free · Column 2 35% · kg	Free		35%	kg
8311.30	8311.30Coated rods and cored wire, of base metal, for soldering, brazing or welding by flame
8311.30.30.00	8311.30.30.00Lead-tin soldersGeneral Free · Column 2 2.5¢/kg on lead content · kg, Pb kg	Free		2.5¢/kg on lead content	kg, Pb kg
8311.30.60.00	8311.30.60.00OtherGeneral Free · Column 2 35% · kg	Free		35%	kg
8311.90.00.00	8311.90.00.00OtherGeneral Free · Column 2 35% · kg	Free		35%	kg

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	Thailand19.35% of imports	South Korea9.42% of imports	Mexico9.33% of imports	Japan9.2% of imports	Canada8.81% of imports	China8.37% of imports	Vietnam5.52% of imports	India4.55% of imports	Italy3.61% of imports	Taiwan2.4% of imports
8311.10.00.00Coated electrodes of base metal, for electric arc-welding	12.5%9903.05.77	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	60%9903.05.299903.03.14	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	12.5%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.44	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76
8311.20.00.00Cored wire of base metal, for electric arc-welding	12.5%9903.05.77	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	60%9903.05.299903.03.14	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	12.5%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.44	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76
8311.30.30.00Lead-tin solders	12.5%9903.05.77	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	60%9903.05.299903.03.14	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	12.5%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.44	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76
8311.30.60.00Other	12.5%9903.05.77	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	60%9903.05.299903.03.14	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	12.5%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.44	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76
8311.90.00.00Other	12.5%9903.05.77	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.29	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	12.5%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.44	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76

Total duty on a $10,000 ocean shipment entered 2026-10-13, before customs fees. Origins are the leading sources of US imports under this heading in 2025 (US Census Bureau).