Cabinets - metal & steel cabinets Hs Code

Cabinets - metal & steel cabinets harmonized system code

Product Overview Cabinets classified under HS Code 940320 encompass metal and steel cabinets designed primarily for storage and organizational purposes across various commercial environments. These units are fabricated from cold-rolled or galvanized steel sheets, typically ranging in thickness from 0.8 mm to 2.0 mm, ensuring structural durability and resistance to corrosion. The manufacturing process involves precision welding, powder coating, and surface finishing to comply with industrial-grade quality standards such as ISO 9001. Subcategories within 940320 include filing cabinets, lockers, shelving units, and specialized storage cabinets differentiated by locking mechanisms, dimensions, and load-bearing capacities. Commercially, these cabinets are extensively utilized in food service operations for hygienic storage, retail sectors for inventory management, and processing industries requiring secure and organized containment of tools, documents, or materials. Their competitive advantage lies in robustness, modularity, and compliance with safety regulations, positioning them as reliable assets in global supply chains where durability and standardized dimensions are critical. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The metal and steel cabinets fall under the Harmonized System (HS) Code 940320, where “94” denotes the Chapter for furniture; “03” specifies metal furniture; and “20” identifies cabinets and lockers made predominantly of metal. This classification is based on the principal material composition and intended use for storage, aligning with the World Customs Organization’s nomenclature guidelines. Packaging for export typically involves shrink-wrapped pallets with protective corner guards and moisture-resistant materials to prevent corrosion during transit. Preservation methods may include anti-rust coatings and desiccant inclusion within packaging. Shipping protocols adhere to international standards such as the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code when applicable, ensuring safe handling. Quality standards for these cabinets mandate compliance with ASTM or EN norms related to load capacity, fire resistance, and finish durability. Documentation for customs clearance requires precise declaration under HS 940320, including detailed product specifications to facilitate tariff determination, import licensing, and adherence to WTO trade agreements.

Cabinets - metal & steel cabinets Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Pneumatic or water mattresses, pillows or cushions, of Chapter 39, 40 or 63; (b) Mirrors designed for placing on the floor or ground (for example, cheval-glasses (swing-mirrors)) of heading 70.09; (c) Articles of Chapter 71; (d) Parts of general use as defined in Note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39), or safes of heading 83.03; (e) Furniture specially designed as parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment of heading 84.18; furniture specially designed for sewing machines (heading 84.52); (f) Lamps or light sources and parts thereof of Chapter 85; (g) Furniture specially designed as parts of apparatus of heading 85.18 (heading 85.18), of headings 85.19 or 85.21 (heading 85.22) or of headings 85.25 to 85.28 (heading 85.29); (h) Articles of heading 87.14; (ij) Dentists' chairs incorporating dental appliances of heading 90.18 or dentists' spittoons (heading 90.18); (k) Articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases); (l) Toy furniture or toy luminaires and lighting fittings (heading 95.03), billiard tables or other furniture specially constructed for games (heading 95.04), furniture for conjuring tricks or decorations (other than lighting strings) such as Chinese lanterns (heading 95.05); or (m) Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles (heading 96.20). 2.- The articles (other than parts) referred to in headings 94.01 to 94.03 are to be classified in those headings only if they are designed for placing on the floor or ground. The following are, however, to be classified in the above-mentioned headings even if they are designed to be hung, to be fixed to the wall or to stand one on the other : (a) Cupboards, bookcases, other shelved furniture (including single shelves presented with supports for fixing them to the wall) and unit furniture; (b) Seats and beds. 3.- (A) In headings 94.01 to 94.03 references to parts of goods do not include references to sheets or slabs (whether or not cut to shape but not combined with other parts) of glass (including mirrors), marble or other stone or of any other material referred to in Chapter 68 or 69. (B) Goods described in heading 94.04, presented separately, are not to be classified in heading 94.01, 94.02 or 94.03 as parts of goods.4.- For the purposes of heading 94.06, the expression “prefabricated buildings” means buildings which are finished in the factory or put up as elements, presented together, to be assembled on site, such as housing or worksite accommodation, offices, schools, shops, sheds, garages or similar buildings. Prefabricated buildings include "modular building units" of steel, normally presented in the size and shape of a standard shipping container, but substantially or completely pre-fitted internally. Such modular building units are normally designed to be assembled together to form permanent buildings.