Analysis
HTS 8207.20.00 covers dies for drawing or extruding metal, and parts thereof under heading 8207 (interchangeable tools for handtools, whether or not power operated, or for machine-tools…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items and kilograms.
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Within this group the rate runs from 1.6% to 8.4%. Compared with 8207.50.40 (suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof), which pays 8.4%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.5 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.9%. 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 general duty rate is 3.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 82 (57th percentile of 95 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $390 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 30%, 7.7 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8207.13.00 | With working part of cermets | 3.6% |
| 8207.19.30 | With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium | 5% |
| 8207.19.60 | Other, including parts: other | 2.9% |
| 8207.30.30 | Suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof | 5.7% |
| 8207.30.60 | Not suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof | 2.9% |
| 8207.40.30 | With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium | 5.7% |
| 8207.40.60 | Tools for tapping or threading, and parts thereof: other | 4.8% |
| 8207.50.20 | With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium | 5% |
| 8207.50.40 | Suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof | 8.4% |
| 8207.50.60 | For handtools, and parts thereof | 5.2% |
| 8207.50.80 | Not suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof: other | 2.9% |
| 8207.60.00 | Tools for boring or broaching, and parts thereof | 4.8% |
| 8207.70.30 | With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium | 5% |
| 8207.70.60 | Tools for milling, and parts thereof: other | 2.9% |
| 8207.80.30 | With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium | 4.8% |
| 8207.80.60 | Tools for turning: other | 3.7% |
| 8207.90.15 | Files and rasps, including rotary files and rasps, and parts thereof | 1.6% |
| 8207.90.30 | Cutting tools with cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium | 5% |
| 8207.90.45 | Suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof | 4.8% |
| 8207.90.60 | For handtools, and parts thereof | 4.3% |
| 8207.90.75 | Not suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof: other | 3.7% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter