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HTS 8205Chapter 82

HTS 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: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Tools, Cutlery · 15 pending regulations · 15 court cases · $117.3M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$117.3M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

15 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, CBP CROSS Rulings, Federal Register, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-30 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 15 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 15 pending Federal Register actions, and 15 CIT/CAFC cases.

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

High-Volume Code

This is a high-volume import code — $117M in monthly US imports. Duty rate changes or trade remedy actions on this code have significant economic impact.

Subheadings (38)

CodeDescriptionRate
8205.10.00.00Drilling, threading or tapping tools, and parts thereof6.2%
8205.20Hammers and sledge hammers, and parts thereof:
8205.20.30.00With heads not over 1.5 kg each6.2%
8205.20.60.00With heads over 1.5 kg eachFree
8205.30Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood, and parts thereof:
8205.30.30.00With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium5.7%
8205.30.60.00Other (including parts)5%
8205.40.00.00Screwdrivers, and parts thereof6.2%
8205.51Household tools, and parts thereof:
8205.51.15.00Carving and butcher steels, with or without handlesFree
8205.51.30Other (including parts)3.7%
8205.51.30.30Kitchen and table implements
8205.51.30.60Other (including parts)
8205.51.45.00Of copperFree
8205.51.60.00Of aluminum2.2¢/kg + 5%
8205.51.75.00Other3.7%
8205.59Other:
8205.59.10.00Pipe tools, and parts thereof7.2%
8205.59.20.00Powder-actuated handtools, and parts thereofFree
8205.59.30Crowbars, track tools and wedges, and parts thereofFree
8205.59.30.10Crowbars
8205.59.30.80Other
8205.59.45.00Caulking guns5.3%
8205.59.55Other5.3%
8205.59.55.05Single edge razor blades other than for shaving
8205.59.55.10Other
8205.59.55.60Other (including parts)
8205.59.60.00Of copperFree
8205.59.70.00Of aluminum1.5¢/kg + 3.5%
8205.59.80.00Other3.7%
8205.60.00.00Blow torches and similar self-contained torches, and parts thereof2.9%
8205.70.00Vises, clamps and the like, and parts thereof5%
8205.70.00.30Pipe
8205.70.00.60Other
8205.70.00.90Other (including parts)
8205.90Other, including sets of articles of two or more subheadings of this heading:
8205.90.10.00Anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereofFree
8205.90.60.00Sets of articles of two or more of the foregoing subheadingsThe rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty

CBP Rulings (15)

951605Classification

Pastry/Pizza Cutter; EN Chapter 82

864109Classification

The tariff classification of cutlery articles from Canada

964648Classification

NY 832235 revoked; vegetable peeler

964649Classification

NY 870912 revoked; vegetable peeler

964650Classification

NY 883743 revoked; vegetable peeler

964651Classification

NY 883746 revoked; vegetable peeler

964639Classification

HQ 950609 modified; vegetable peeler

964640Classification

NY 809925 modified; vegetable peeler

959568Classification

IA 27/96; "6-Piece Kitchen Gadget Set;" Subheadings8205.51.30, 8205.55.60 and 8205.90.00; Household Handtools; OtherHandtools; GRI 3(b); GRI 6; Explanatory Notes (VIII) and (X) toGRI 3(b); Additional U.S. Rule of Interpretation 1(a); HartzMountain Corp. v. United States; Explanatory Note 82.05; NY881077 and NY 864109.

951881Classification

Silverplated Pizza Cutter; Revocation of NY 833494

815337Classification

The tariff classification of various articles of cutlery from Bulgaria and Greece

J81598Classification

The tariff classification of a tool pouch kit from China.

N115775Classification

The tariff classification of an oyster knife, potato peeler, swivel peeler, cheese slicer/shaver and pizza cutter from China.

H226415Classification

Internal Advice Request No. 12/027; Tariff classification of a Synthetic Diamond Tipped Grinding Wheel Dresser.

I81666Classification

The tariff classification of a Kitchen-in-a-Box from China

Federal Register (15)

View all 15+ regulations on Federal Register →

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (15)

View all 15+ cases on PACER →

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8205100000Schedule B

DRILLING, THREADING OR TAPPING TOOLS AND PARTS THEREOF, BASE METAL

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8201.90.60.008205.10.00.00