Tools, Cutlery · 15 pending regulations · 15 court cases · $39.2M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$39.2M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
0 rulings — · 15 reg · 11 CIT, 4 CAFC (15 recent)
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, Federal Register, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 15 pending Federal Register actions, and 15 CIT/CAFC cases.
100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.
| Code | Description | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8203.10 | Files, rasps and similar tools: | — |
| 8203.10.30.00 | Not over 11 cm in length | Free |
| 8203.10.60.00 | Over 11 cm but not over 17 cm in length | Free |
| 8203.10.90.00 | Over 17 cm in length | Free |
| 8203.20 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof: | — |
| 8203.20.20.00 | Tweezers | 4% |
| 8203.20.40.00 | Slip joint pliers | 12% |
| 8203.20.60 | Other (except parts) | 12¢/doz. + 5.5% |
| 8203.20.60.30 | Pliers | — |
| 8203.20.60.60 | Other | — |
| 8203.20.80.00 | Parts | 4.5% |
| 8203.30.00.00 | Metal cutting shears and similar tools, and parts thereof | Free |
| 8203.40 | Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar tools, and parts thereof: | — |
| 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% |
| 8203.40.60.00 | Other (including parts) | 3.3% |
Notice of action and proposed action, request for comments, and notice of public hearing.
Enhanced Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS)
Interim final rule; request for comments.·Effective 2025-11-21
Proposed rule; request for comments.
FILES, RASPS AND SIMILAR TOOLS, OF BASE METAL
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
