8203
4-digit headingFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof
This is a 4-digit heading — a category, not a filing code. Pick the more specific code beneath it that best matches your goods; only a 10-digit statistical code can be used on a customs entry.
Duty rates
No rate is published at this level — check the specific 10-digit statistical code beneath it.
| Rate | Value and what it means |
|---|---|
| General rate (Column 1) | See 10-digit codeColumn 1 general Applies to most trading partners — the standard "normal trade relations" rate. |
| Special rate (Column 1) | —Trade programs The country letters in parentheses are free trade agreement and preference programs. If your goods qualify under one of them, that rate replaces the general rate. |
| Column 2 rate | —Non-NTR Reserved for the small group of countries that do not have normal trade relations with the US (currently Cuba, North Korea, Russia and Belarus). Almost no importer uses this column — if you are shipping from anywhere else, ignore it. |
| Unit of quantity | — How CBP expects the quantity to be reported on the entry summary. |
Codes within 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
15 more specific lines fall under 8203.
- 8203.10Files, rasps and similar tools6-digit headingFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof:
- 8203.10.30.00Not over 11 cm in length10-digit statistical codeFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: > Files, rasps and similar tools:Free
- 8203.10.60.00Over 11 cm but not over 17 cm in length10-digit statistical codeFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: > Files, rasps and similar tools:Free
- 8203.10.90.00Over 17 cm in length10-digit statistical codeFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: > Files, rasps and similar tools:Free
- 8203.20Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof6-digit headingFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof:
- 8203.20.20.00Tweezers10-digit statistical codeFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: > Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof:4%
- 8203.20.40.00Slip joint pliers10-digit statistical codeFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: > Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof: > Other:12%
- 8203.20.60Other (except parts)8-digit subheadingFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: > Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof: > Other:12¢/doz. + 5.5%
- 8203.20.60.30Pliers10-digit statistical codeFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: > Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof: > Other: > Other (except parts)
- 8203.20.60.60Other10-digit statistical codeFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: > Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof: > Other: > Other (except parts)
- 8203.20.80.00Parts10-digit statistical codeFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: > Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof: > Other:4.5%
- 8203.30.00.00Metal cutting shears and similar tools, and parts thereof10-digit statistical codeFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof:Free
- 8203.40Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar tools, and parts thereof6-digit headingFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof:
- 8203.40.30.00With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium10-digit statistical codeFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: > Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar tools, and parts thereof:6%
- 8203.40.60.00Other (including parts)10-digit statistical codeFiles, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: > Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar tools, and parts thereof:3.3%
Chapter 82: Tools, Implements, Cutlery, Spoons and Forks of Base Metal
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View Chapter 82Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.
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