Analysis
HTS 8213.00.90 covers valued over $1.75/dozen: other (including parts) under heading 8213 (scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades and other base metal parts…).
The general rate is 3¢ each + 3%, 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 3¢ each + 3%. 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 other lines in the same group are 8213.00.30 (valued not over $1.75/dozen, 1.7¢ each + 4.3%) and 8213.00.60 (pinking shears, valued over $30/dozen, 8¢ each + 8%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332215 (Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing), an industry of 205 US establishments employing 6,704 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8213.00.30 | Valued not over $1.75/dozen | 1.7¢ each + 4.3% |
| 8213.00.60 | Pinking shears, valued over $30/dozen | 8¢ each + 8% |