Analysis
Subheading 8201.40 covers axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, and parts thereof, within heading 8201. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
The spread of 6.2 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 6.2%, applies to 8201.40.60 (axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, and…).
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.2%. The median line pays 3.1%.
The US splits it as follows: 8201.40.30 for machetes, and parts thereof (duty-free) and 8201.40.60 for axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, and parts thereof: other (6.2%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing (332216). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8201.40.30 | Machetes, and parts thereof | Free |
| 8201.40.60 | Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, and parts thereof: other | 6.2% |