Analysis
HTS 8467.81.00 covers other tools: chain saws under heading 8467 (tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 8467.19.10 (suitable for metal working) at 4.5%, a difference of 4.5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 27.5% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 27.5% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333991 (Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing), an industry of 118 US establishments employing 7,217 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8467.11.10 | Suitable for metal working | 4.5% |
| 8467.11.50 | Rotary type (including combined rotary-percussion): other | Free |
| 8467.19.10 | Suitable for metal working | 4.5% |
| 8467.19.50 | Other: other | Free |
| 8467.21.00 | Drills of all kinds | 1.7% |
| 8467.22.00 | With self-contained electric motor: saws | Free |
| 8467.29.00 | With self-contained electric motor: other | Free |
| 8467.89.10 | Suitable for metal working | Free |
| 8467.89.50 | Other: other | Free |
| 8467.91.01 | Parts: of chain saws | Free |
| 8467.92.00 | Of pneumatic tools | Free |
| 8467.99.01 | Parts: other | Free |