Analysis
HTS 8202.91.60 covers straight saw blades, for working metal: other under heading 8202 (handsaws, and metal parts thereof; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 7.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 8202.40.30 (with cutting parts containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium…) at 7.2%, a difference of 7.2 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 41% of the 95 tariff lines in chapter 82 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
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.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8202.10.00 | Handsaws, and parts (except blades) thereof | Free |
| 8202.20.00 | Bandsaw blades, and parts thereof | Free |
| 8202.31.00 | With working part of steel | Free |
| 8202.39.00 | Circular saw blades (including slitting or slotting saw blades), and parts thereof: other, including parts | Free |
| 8202.40.30 | With cutting parts containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium | 7.2% |
| 8202.40.60 | Chain saw blades, and parts thereof: other | Free |
| 8202.91.30 | Straight saw blades, for working metal: hacksaw blades | Free |
| 8202.99.00 | Other saw blades, and parts thereof: other (including parts) | Free |