Analysis
HTS 8205.90.60 covers sets of articles of two or more of the foregoing subheadings under heading 8205 (handtools (including glass cutters) not elsewhere specified or included; blow torches and…).
The general rate is The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
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 The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty. 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332216 (Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing), an industry of 775 US establishments employing 25,058 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8205.10.00 | Drilling, threading or tapping tools, and parts thereof | 6.2% |
| 8205.20.30 | With heads not over 1.5 kg each | 6.2% |
| 8205.20.60 | With heads over 1.5 kg each | Free |
| 8205.30.30 | With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium | 5.7% |
| 8205.30.60 | Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood, and parts thereof: other (including parts) | 5% |
| 8205.40.00 | Screwdrivers, and parts thereof | 6.2% |
| 8205.51.15 | Carving and butcher steels, with or without handles | Free |
| 8205.51.30 | Of iron or steel: other (including parts) | 3.7% |
| 8205.51.45 | Household tools, and parts thereof: of copper | Free |
| 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% |
| 8205.59.10 | Pipe tools, and parts thereof | 7.2% |
| 8205.59.20 | Powder-actuated handtools, and parts thereof | Free |
| 8205.59.30 | Crowbars, track tools and wedges, and parts thereof | Free |
| 8205.59.45 | Of iron or steel: caulking guns | 5.3% |
| 8205.59.55 | Of iron or steel: other | 5.3% |
| 8205.59.60 | Other: of copper | Free |
| 8205.59.70 | Other: of aluminum | 1.5¢/kg + 3.5% |
| 8205.59.80 | Other: other | 3.7% |
| 8205.60.00 | Blow torches and similar self-contained torches, and parts thereof | 2.9% |
| 8205.70.00 | Vises, clamps and the like, and parts thereof | 5% |
| 8205.90.10 | Anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereof | Free |