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Chapter 82

Tools of Base Metal

By TariffCenter Research Team · Updated 2026-02-07 · Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule

At a glance

Chapter 82 contains 264 HTS lines covering tools of base metal. General U.S. duty rates: Free to 14%. Section 301 surcharges apply on selected lines for imports from China. Reciprocal tariffs apply following the February 2026 SCOTUS ruling.

8201Handtools of the following kinds and base metal parts thereof: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry

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Heading 8201 contains 16 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–6.2%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8201

Handtools of the following kinds and base metal parts thereof: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8201.10.00.00

Spades and shovels, and parts thereof

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8201.30.00

Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes, and parts thereof

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8201.30.00.10

Mattocks and picks, and parts thereof

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8201.30.00.80

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8201.40

Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8201.40.30.00

Machetes, and parts thereof

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8201.40.60

Other

6.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8201.40.60.10

Axes and adzes, and parts thereof

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8201.40.60.80

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8201.50.00.00

Secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears (including poultry shears), and parts thereof

1¢ each + 2.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8201.60.00.00

Hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears, and parts thereof

1¢ each + 2.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8201.90

Other handtools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8201.90.30.00

Grass shears, and parts thereof

2¢ each + 5.1%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8201.90.40.00

Forks, and parts thereof

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8201.90.60.00

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8202Handsaws, and metal parts thereof; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades), and base metal parts thereof

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Heading 8202 contains 19 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–7.2%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8203Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof

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Heading 8203 contains 16 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–12%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8203

Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8203.10

Files, rasps and similar tools:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8203.10.30.00

Not over 11 cm in length

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8203.10.60.00

Over 11 cm but not over 17 cm in length

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8203.10.90.00

Over 17 cm in length

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8203.20

Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8203.20.20.00

Tweezers

4%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8203.20.40.00

Slip joint pliers

12%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8203.20.60

Other (except parts)

12¢/doz. + 5.5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8203.20.60.30

Pliers

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8203.20.60.60

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8203.20.80.00

Parts

4.5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8203.30.00.00

Metal cutting shears and similar tools, and parts thereof

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8203.40

Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar tools, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8203.40.30.00

With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium

6%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8203.40.60.00

Other (including parts)

3.3%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8204Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); socket wrenches, with or without handles, drives or extensions; base metal parts thereof

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Heading 8204 contains 6 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–9%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8205Handtools (including glass cutters) not elsewhere specified or included; blow torches and similar self-contained torches; vises, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of machine tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereof

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Heading 8205 contains 39 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–7.2%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8205

Handtools (including glass cutters) not elsewhere specified or included; blow torches and similar self-contained torches; vises, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of machine tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.10.00.00

Drilling, threading or tapping tools, and parts thereof

6.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.20

Hammers and sledge hammers, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.20.30.00

With heads not over 1.5 kg each

6.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.20.60.00

With heads over 1.5 kg each

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.30

Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.30.30.00

With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium

5.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.30.60.00

Other (including parts)

5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.40.00.00

Screwdrivers, and parts thereof

6.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.1% (JP)

8205.51

Household tools, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.51.15.00

Carving and butcher steels, with or without handles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.51.30

Other (including parts)

3.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.51.30.30

Kitchen and table implements

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.51.30.60

Other (including parts)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.51.45.00

Of copper

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.51.60.00

Of aluminum

2.2¢/kg + 5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.51.75.00

Other

3.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.59

Other:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.59.10.00

Pipe tools, and parts thereof

7.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 3.6% (JP)

8205.59.20.00

Powder-actuated handtools, and parts thereof

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.59.30

Crowbars, track tools and wedges, and parts thereof

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.59.30.10

Crowbars

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.59.30.80

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.59.45.00

Caulking guns

5.3%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.59.55

Other

5.3%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.59.55.05

Single edge razor blades other than for shaving

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.59.55.10

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.59.55.60

Other (including parts)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.59.60.00

Of copper

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.59.70.00

Of aluminum

1.5¢/kg + 3.5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.59.80.00

Other

3.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.60.00.00

Blow torches and similar self-contained torches, and parts thereof

2.9%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.70.00

Vises, clamps and the like, and parts thereof

5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8205.70.00.30

Pipe

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.70.00.60

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.70.00.90

Other (including parts)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.90

Other, including sets of articles of two or more subheadings of this heading:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.90.10.00

Anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereof

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8205.90.60.00

Sets of articles of two or more of the foregoing subheadings

The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8206Tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale

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Heading 8206 contains 1 HTS line. General U.S. duty rates: —. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8207Interchangeable tools for handtools, whether or not power operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screwdriving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools; base metal parts thereof

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Heading 8207 contains 68 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–8.4%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8207

Interchangeable tools for handtools, whether or not power operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screwdriving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools; base metal parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.13.00.00

With working part of cermets

3.6%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.19

Other, including parts:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.19.30

With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium

5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.19.30.30

Percussion rock drill bits

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.19.30.60

Rotary rock drill bits, core bits and reamers

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.19.30.90

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.19.60

Other

2.9%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.19.60.30

Percussion rock drill bits

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.19.60.65

With working part of diamonds

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.19.60.70

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.19.60.90

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.20.00

Dies for drawing or extruding metal, and parts thereof

3.9%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.20.00.30

Diamond wire drawing dies

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.20.00.40

Other dies

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.20.00.70

Parts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.30

Tools for pressing, stamping or punching, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.30.30

Suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof

5.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 2.85% (JP)

8207.30.30.20

Tools

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.30.30.50

Parts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.30.60

Not suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof

2.9%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.30.60.32

Stamping dies not suitable for cutting metal

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.30.60.62

Metal forming dies, including thread-rolling dies

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.30.60.92

Other tools

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.30.60.95

Parts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.40

Tools for tapping or threading, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.40.30.00

With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium

5.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 2.85% (JP)

8207.40.60.00

Other

4.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.50

Tools for drilling, other than for rock drilling, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.50.20

With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium

5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.50.20.30

Masonry drills

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.50.20.45

Brad point

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.50.20.55

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.50.20.70

For woodworking

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.50.20.80

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.50.40

Suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof

8.4%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.50.40.30

Twist drills

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.50.40.60

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.50.60.00

For handtools, and parts thereof

5.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.50.80.00

Other

2.9%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.60.00

Tools for boring or broaching, and parts thereof

4.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.60.00.30

Broaches

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.60.00.35

Reamers, except gun reamers

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.60.00.61

Other (including parts thereof)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.70

Tools for milling, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.70.30

With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium

5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.70.30.30

End milling cutters

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.70.30.40

Router bits for woodworking

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.70.30.60

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.70.60

Other

2.9%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.70.60.30

End milling cutters

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.70.60.40

Router bits not suitable for cutting metal

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.70.60.60

Other (including parts)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.80

Tools for turning:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.80.30.00

With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium

4.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.80.60.00

Other

3.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.90

Other interchangeable tools, and parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.90.15.00

Files and rasps, including rotary files and rasps, and parts thereof

1.6%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.90.30

Cutting tools with cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium

5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.90.30.30

Hobs and other gear cutting tools

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.90.30.75

Cutterheads with interchangeable tools

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.90.30.80

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.90.30.85

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.90.45.00

Suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof

4.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.90.60.00

For handtools, and parts thereof

4.3%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.90.75

Other

3.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8207.90.75.45

Cutterheads with interchangeable tools

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8207.90.75.85

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8208Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof

#

Heading 8208 contains 17 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8209Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets

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Heading 8209 contains 3 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–4.6%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8210Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink, and base metal parts thereof

#

Heading 8210 contains 1 HTS line. General U.S. duty rates: 3.7%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8211Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof

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Heading 8211 contains 35 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–4.4%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8211

Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.10.00.00

Sets of assorted articles

The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.91

Table knives having fixed blades:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.91.10.00

Knives with silver-plated handles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.91.20.00

Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length

0.4¢ each + 6.4%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA, PE,S,SG)

8211.91.25.00

Other

0.4¢ each + 6.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.91.30.00

Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length

0.9¢ each + 10.6%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.91.40.00

Other

0.3¢ each + 3.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.91.50

Knives with rubber or plastic handles

0.7¢ each + 3.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.91.50.30

Steak knives

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.91.50.60

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.91.80

Other

0.3¢ each + 4.9%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.91.80.30

Steak knives

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.91.80.60

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.92

Other knives having fixed blades:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.92.20.00

Kitchen and butcher knives

0.8¢ each + 4.6%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.92.40

Other

1¢ each + 4.6%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.92.40.50

Sheath-type knives

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.92.40.60

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.92.60.00

Hunting knives with wood handles

4.4%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.92.90

Other

0.4¢ each + 6.1%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.92.90.30

Kitchen and butcher knives

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.92.90.45

Sheath-type knives

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.92.90.60

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.93.00

Knives having other than fixed blades

3¢ each + 5.4%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.93.00.31

Folding two-handled multi-use tools in which one or more tools are housed in each handle and one or more of the tools is a folding knife blade

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.93.00.35

Pen knives, pocket knives and other knives which have folding blades

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.93.00.60

Other (including parts)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.94

Blades:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.94.10.00

For knives having fixed blades

0.16¢ each + 2.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.94.50.00

Other

1¢ each + 5.4%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.95

Handles of base metal:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8211.95.10.00

For table knives having fixed blades

0.3¢ each + 4.9%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.95.50.00

For other knives having fixed blades

0.4¢ each + 6.1%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8211.95.90.00

Other

3¢ each + 5.4%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8212Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips), and base metal parts thereof

#

Heading 8212 contains 6 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8213Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades and other base metal parts thereof

#

Heading 8213 contains 4 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8214Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, chopping or mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files); base metal parts thereof

#

Heading 8214 contains 10 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–4.1%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8215Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware; and base metal parts thereof

#

Heading 8215 contains 23 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–14%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

8215

Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware; and base metal parts thereof:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8215.10.00.00

Sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal

The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.20.00.00

Other sets of assorted articles

The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.91

Plated with precious metal:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8215.91.30.00

Forks

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8215.91.60.00

Spoons and ladles

4.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.91.90.00

Other (including parts)

2.7%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.99

Other:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8215.99.01.00

Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length

0.9¢ each + 15.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.99.05.00

Other

0.5¢ each + 8.5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.99.10.00

Valued under 25¢ each

0.5¢ each + 6.3%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.99.15.00

Other

0.4¢ each + 4.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.99.20.00

With rubber or plastic handles

0.5¢ each + 3.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.99.22.00

Without their handles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8215.99.24.00

Table forks (including table serving forks) and barbecue forks with wooden handles

0.3¢ each + 4.5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.99.26.00

Other

0.2¢ each + 3.1%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.99.30.00

Spoons valued under 25¢ each

14%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.99.35.00

Other

6.8%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.99.40

With base metal (except stainless steel) or nonmetal handles

5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

8215.99.40.30

Tablespoons and table ladles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8215.99.40.60

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8215.99.45.00

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

8215.99.50.00

Other (including parts)

5.3%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Frequently Asked Questions — Chapter 82

Sources & Methodology

Glossary

General rate (MFN rate)
The base import duty applied to all World Trade Organization members under Most-Favored-Nation treatment. This is the standard rate shown in the General Rate column.
Section 301 tariff (301: 25%)
An additional surcharge authorized under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, imposed on selected imports from China. The most common rate is 25%; some products carry 7.5%. Applied on top of the MFN base rate.
Reciprocal tariff (Recip: 10%)
Tariffs applied under the post-February 2026 SCOTUS ruling upholding Section 122 authority. Typically 10–25% depending on country of origin, stacked on top of base and Section 301 rates.
Section 232 tariff (S232: 25%)
Tariffs on steel and aluminum products (and downstream derivatives) imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on national security grounds.
hts_special / Special rates
Preferential duty rates available to imports from countries with Free Trade Agreements or other special trade programs with the U.S. Country codes: AU (Australia), BH (Bahrain), CA (Canada), CL (Chile), CO (Colombia), IL (Israel), JO (Jordan), KR (South Korea), MA (Morocco), MX (Mexico), OM (Oman), PA (Panama), PE (Peru), SG (Singapore). Free (AU,BH...) means duty-free treatment for those partners.