8208
4-digit headingKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, 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 Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof
16 more specific lines fall under 8208.
- 8208.10.00For metal working, and parts thereof8-digit subheadingKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof:Free
- 8208.10.00.30Over 30.5 cm in length, for metal shearing machines or over 15.2 cm in diameter for metal shearing/slitting machines10-digit statistical codeKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: > For metal working, and parts thereof
- 8208.10.00.60Other (including parts)10-digit statistical codeKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: > For metal working, and parts thereof
- 8208.20.00For wood working, and parts thereof8-digit subheadingKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof:Free
- 8208.20.00.30Over 73.7 cm in length, for veneer-cutting machines10-digit statistical codeKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: > For wood working, and parts thereof
- 8208.20.00.60Over 15.2 cm in length, for wood-chipper machines10-digit statistical codeKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: > For wood working, and parts thereof
- 8208.20.00.90Other (including parts)10-digit statistical codeKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: > For wood working, and parts thereof
- 8208.30.00For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry, and parts thereof8-digit subheadingKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof:Free
- 8208.30.00.30For meat-slicing, meat-cutting or meat-chopping machines10-digit statistical codeKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: > For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry, and parts thereof
- 8208.30.00.60Other (including parts)10-digit statistical codeKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: > For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry, and parts thereof
- 8208.40For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines, and parts thereof6-digit headingKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof:
- 8208.40.30.00Lawnmower blades10-digit statistical codeKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: > For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines, and parts thereof:Free
- 8208.40.60.00Other (including parts)10-digit statistical codeKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: > For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines, and parts thereof:Free
- 8208.90Other6-digit headingKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof:
- 8208.90.30.00For shoe machinery10-digit statistical codeKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: > Other:Free
- 8208.90.60.00Other (including parts)10-digit statistical codeKnives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof: > Other:Free
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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