Analysis
HTS 8207.30.60 covers not suitable for cutting 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 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.6% to 8.4%. The costliest confusion would be with 8207.50.40 (suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof) at 8.4%, a difference of 5.5 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 12.1 times the general rate.
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 2.9%. 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 2.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 82 (46th percentile of 95 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $290 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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% |
| 8207.20.00 | Dies for drawing or extruding metal, and parts thereof | 3.9% |
| 8207.30.30 | Suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof | 5.7% |
| 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% |