HTS tariff line · chapter 82
8201.60.00
Hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears, and parts thereof
Analysis
HTS 8201.60.00 covers hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears, and parts thereof under heading 8201 (handtools of the following kinds and base metal parts thereof: spades, shovels, mattocks…).
The general rate is 1¢ each + 2.8%, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 1¢ each + 2.8%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332216 (Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing), an industry of 775 US establishments employing 25,058 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8201.10.00 | Spades and shovels, and parts thereof | Free |
| 8201.30.00 | Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes, and parts thereof | Free |
| 8201.40.30 | Machetes, and parts thereof | Free |
| 8201.40.60 | Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, and parts thereof: other | 6.2% |
| 8201.50.00 | Secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears (including poultry shears), and parts thereof | 1¢ each + 2.8% |
| 8201.90.30 | Grass shears, and parts thereof | 2¢ each + 5.1% |
| 8201.90.40 | Forks, and parts thereof | Free |
| 8201.90.60 | Other handtools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, and parts thereof: other | Free |