HTS tariff line · chapter 82
8203.20.20
Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof: tweezers
Analysis
HTS 8203.20.20 covers pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof: tweezers under heading 8203 (files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 4.5% to 12%. The costliest confusion would be with 8203.20.40 (other: slip joint pliers) at 12%, a difference of 8 points on the customs value.
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 4%. 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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 15.0 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 82 (59th percentile of 95 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $400 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8203.20.40 | Other: slip joint pliers | 12% |
| 8203.20.60 | Other: other (except parts) | 12¢/doz. + 5.5% |
| 8203.20.80 | Other: parts | 4.5% |