HTS Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal
HTS Chapter 82 covers Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal. Browse 11 published headings, then narrow to the active product line that matches the goods.
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Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
Chapter 82 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) generally covers base-metal tools, cutlery, and related articles. Examples include agricultural handtools, handsaws and saw blades, pliers and files, wrenches, other handtools, interchangeable tool bits, machine knives and blades, table cutlery, razors, and manicure instruments. The product’s construction, design, and intended function help determine whether it belongs in this chapter.
The HTS is organized from broad to specific: a chapter identifies a general product group; a heading is the four-digit category; a subheading adds detail, usually at six digits; and the complete 10-digit HTS code provides the classification used for U.S. import entry. Start with the heading that best describes the article, then follow the legal wording and classification notes to the most specific subheading. Do not choose solely by a product’s marketing name or by the fact that it is made of metal.
What to check
- Describe the complete article before classifying it, including its material, working edge or mechanism, dimensions where relevant, and whether it is for hand use, a machine, agriculture, construction, kitchen use, or another purpose.
- Compare closely related headings, especially handtools versus interchangeable tools, machine knives versus hand knives, and ordinary cutlery versus specialized articles. Check whether the product is a part, blade, set, accessory, or complete tool.
- Read the heading and subheading text together with the HTS General Rules of Interpretation, section and chapter notes, and any exclusions. Similar-looking goods may be directed to another chapter or heading by a legal note.
- Verify whether special conditions apply, such as composite goods, retail sets, tools imported with handles or fittings, or products made from materials other than the base metal contemplated by the provision. Borderline classifications may require a customs broker or binding ruling.
- After identifying the likely 10-digit code, check the current tariff data for Chapter 99 measures, additional duties, exclusions, quota treatment, filing requirements, and other applicable provisions. Confirm origin separately, because origin rules and tariff classification are different questions.
How to use this chapter
A chapter is the first classification level, not a duty rate. Choose the heading that describes the product, narrow by material, construction, use, or other legal distinctions, and verify the final line against the official HTS notes.
Heading list
| HTS code | Description | Linked 8-digit entries |
|---|---|---|
| 8201 | Handtools of the following kinds and base metal parts thereof: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry: | 1 |
| 8202 | Handsaws, and metal parts thereof; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades), and base metal parts thereof: | 1 |
| 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: | 0 |
| 8204 | Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); socket wrenches, with or without handles, drives or extensions; base metal parts thereof: | 1 |
| 8205 | Handtools (including glass cutters) not elsewhere specified or included; blow torches and similar self-contained torches; vises, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of machine tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereof: | 1 |
| 8207 | Interchangeable tools for handtools, whether or not power operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screwdriving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools; base metal parts thereof: | 2 |
| 8208 | Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: | 3 |
| 8211 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof: | 0 |
| 8212 | Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips), and base metal parts thereof: | 1 |
| 8214 | Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, chopping or mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files); base metal parts thereof: | 0 |
| 8215 | Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware; and base metal parts thereof: | 0 |
Linked measures
0 linked measure entries in the current snapshot.
Questions about HTS Chapter 82
What does HTS Chapter 82 cover?
HTS Chapter 82 covers Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal. This page groups the chapter’s 4-digit headings; a shipment still needs the most specific active 8- or 10-digit line supported by the product facts.
Is HTS Chapter 82 a final product classification?
No. A chapter is a broad 2-digit category. Narrow it to the applicable heading and the most specific active statistical line before estimating duty or filing an entry.