Analysis
HTS 8203.10.60 covers over 11 cm but not over 17 cm in length under heading 8203 (files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears…).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 41% of the 95 tariff lines in chapter 82, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 8203.10.30 (not over 11 cm in length, duty-free) and 8203.10.90 (over 17 cm in length, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332216 (Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing), an industry of 775 US establishments employing 25,058 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8203.10.30 | Not over 11 cm in length | Free |
| 8203.10.90 | Over 17 cm in length | Free |