Analysis
Subheading 8202.91 covers straight saw blades, for working metal, within heading 8202. 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.
Every one of its 2 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 8202.91.30 for straight saw blades, for working metal: hacksaw blades (duty-free) and 8202.91.60 for straight saw blades, for working metal: other (duty-free).
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.
Goods only reach 8202.91 once they fall within heading 8202 (handsaws, and metal parts thereof; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8202.91.30 | Straight saw blades, for working metal: hacksaw blades | Free |
| 8202.91.60 | Straight saw blades, for working metal: other | Free |