HTS 8203
Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof
| Code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8203.10 | Files, rasps and similar tools | USITC | ||||
| 8203.10.30.00 | Not over 11 cm in length | doz. | Free | 47.5¢/doz. | USITC | |
| 8203.10.60.00 | Over 11 cm but not over 17 cm in length | doz. | Free | 62.5¢/doz. | USITC | |
| 8203.10.90.00 | Over 17 cm in length | doz. | Free | 77.5¢/doz. | USITC | |
| 8203.20 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof | USITC | ||||
| 8203.20.20.00 | Tweezers | No. | 4% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 60% | USITC |
| Other | ||||||
| 8203.20.40.00 | Slip joint pliers | doz. | 12% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 60% | USITC |
| 8203.20.60 | Other (except parts) | 12¢/doz. + 5.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | $1.20/doz. + 60% | USITC | |
| 8203.20.60.30 | Pliers | doz. | 12¢/doz. + 5.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | $1.20/doz. + 60% | USITC |
| 8203.20.60.60 | Other | doz. | 12¢/doz. + 5.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | $1.20/doz. + 60% | USITC |
| 8203.20.80.00 | Parts | No. | 4.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 45% | USITC |
| 8203.30.00.00 | Metal cutting shears and similar tools, and parts thereof | No. | Free | 50% | USITC | |
| 8203.40 | Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar tools, and parts thereof | USITC | ||||
| 8203.40.30.00 | With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium | No. | 6% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 60% | USITC |
| 8203.40.60.00 | Other (including parts) | No. | 3.3% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 50% | USITC |
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Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20, effective 28 September 2026. Heading 8203 at USITC
Not shown: the additional duties of Chapter 99 (such as Section 301 and Section 232), anti-dumping and countervailing duties, quotas and the legal notes.
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