HS Code 940320: Metal furniture

What this code covers

Metal furniture for homes, shops, schools and other places that are not offices: for example metal bed frames, shelving units, tables, cabinets and garden furniture. Metal furniture of a kind used in offices, seats and chairs, and furniture parts have their own codes.

How to tell it apart from neighbouring codes

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Common misclassifications

• Metal-frame chairs, stools or sofas declared as 940320 → 940179. Seats of all kinds belong in heading 9401, even when the frame is metal.
• A mattress shipped on its own declared with the metal bed frame → 940421. Mattresses are bedding under heading 9404, not furniture under 9403.
• Hospital beds with mechanical fittings declared as 940320 → 940290. Medical, surgical and similar furniture has its own heading, 9402.

Requirements in key markets

United States

• Free-standing clothing storage units (for example chests and dressers) made after 1 September 2023 must meet CPSC's mandatory tip-over standard (16 CFR part 1261, which adopts ASTM F2057-23), set under the STURDY Act.
• Anti-dumping and countervailing duties apply to some products in this code: prepackaged boltless steel shelving (HTS 9403.20.0075) from China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, and steel racks from China. There is no order on India and none on metal furniture in general, so check the order's scope for your exact item and origin.

European Union

• Furniture sold to consumers must be safe under the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988.

United Kingdom

• Consumer furniture must be safe under the General Product Safety Regulations, and any upholstered parts must meet the UK furniture fire-safety rules.

Japan

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Duty on key routes

Suggestions from official data, not a customs ruling.

Top importers

980 companies imported HS 940320 into the United States in the last 12 months, in our US customs records, ranked by shipments:

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Key facts

• The US MFN import duty on HS 940320 is 0% (USITC HTS 2026, as of Jan 1, 2026); Chapter 99 / Section 301 or other additional duties (e.g. Section 232) may apply on top, depending on origin.
• Anti-dumping and countervailing duties apply to boltless steel shelving and steel racks from certain origins, so the duty can be higher than the MFN rate for those products.
• 980 companies imported HS 940320 into the United States in the last 12 months, in our US customs records.
• Japan's applied MFN duty on line 940320000 is 0% (data year 2025).

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Frequently asked questions

What is HS code 940320?

HS code 940320 covers metal furniture that is not of a kind used in offices, such as metal bed frames, shelving units, tables and cabinets.

What is the US import duty on HS 940320?

The standard (MFN) rate on HS 940320 is 0% as of Jan 1, 2026. Chapter 99 / Section 301 or other additional duties (e.g. Section 232) may apply on top, depending on origin. Anti-dumping and countervailing duties apply to boltless steel shelving and steel racks from certain origins, so the duty can be higher than the MFN rate for those products.

Who imports metal furniture (HS 940320) into the US?

In the last 12 months the most active were Winners Merchants International LP, Amazon Logistics, Inc. and IKEA Supply AG, out of 980 companies in our US customs records.

When should I use 940310 instead of 940320?

Use 940310 when the metal furniture is of a kind used in offices, such as metal desks and filing cabinets. Other metal furniture stays in 940320.

Are metal chairs HS 940320?

No. Chairs and other seats go in heading 9401 (for example 940179 for other seats with metal frames), not in 940320.

Related codes

• 940310Metal furniture of a kind used in offices
• 940330Wooden furniture of a kind used in offices
• 940340Wooden furniture of a kind used in the kitchen
• 940350Wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom
• 940360Other wooden furniture
• 940370Furniture of plastics
• 940382Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Of bamboo
• 940383Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Of rattan
• 940389Furniture of other materials, including cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials — Other
• 940391Parts — Of wood
• 940399Parts — Other