Analysis
HTS 8205.51.45 covers household tools, and parts thereof: of copper under heading 8205 (handtools (including glass cutters) not elsewhere specified or included; blow torches and…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 3.7%. Compared with 8205.51.75 (household tools, and parts thereof: other), which pays 3.7%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.7 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
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 8205.51.15 (carving and butcher steels, with or without handles, duty-free), 8205.51.30 (of iron or steel: other (including parts), 3.7%), 8205.51.60 (household tools, and parts thereof: of aluminum, 2.2¢/kg + 5%) and 8205.51.75 (household tools, and parts thereof: other, 3.7%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8205.51.15 | Carving and butcher steels, with or without handles | Free |
| 8205.51.30 | Of iron or steel: other (including parts) | 3.7% |
| 8205.51.60 | Household tools, and parts thereof: of aluminum | 2.2¢/kg + 5% |
| 8205.51.75 | Household tools, and parts thereof: other | 3.7% |