Heading 8203 · Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal…

8203.20.60

Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers,… — Other (except parts)

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Duty rates

General
12¢/doz. + 5.5%
The base rate for goods from most countries.
Special
Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG)
Lower rates under trade agreements and programs, for goods that meet their rules of origin; each symbol names one.
Column 2
$1.20/doz. + 60%
The higher rate for the few countries without normal trade relations with the United States.

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Base columns of the 2026 HTS Revision 22, in force from Oct. 30, 2026 (official source).

Official notices

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Mentioned in Chapter 99

The parts of Chapter 99, in the 2026 HTS Revision 22, that list HTS 8203.20.60, a broader code that includes it, or a narrower code within it.

U.S. noteExcerptHeadings that refer to it
U.S. note 20(f)(f) Heading 9903.88.03 applies to all products of China that are classified in the following 8-digit subheadings, except products of China granted an exclusion by the U.S. Trade Representative and provided for in (1) heading 9903.88.13 and…9903.88.03, 9903.88.09
U.S. note 20(mm)(26)(26) Cutting pliers, each weighing 90 g or more but not over 545 g, measuring not over 32 cm in length, not over 10.5 cm in width and not over 3 cm in thickness (described in statistical reporting number9903.88.34
U.S. note 20(pp)(28)(28) Hand tools of steel, similar to pliers, each capable of crimping, stripping and cutting wire, weighing at least 170 g or more but not exceeding 460 g, and measuring not more than 26 cm by jaw opening size of 30 cm by 11 cm by 2.5 cm…9903.88.37
U.S. note 20(pp)(29)(29) Hand tools of steel similar to pliers, designed for crimping electrical connectors and cutting wire, each weighing 333 g and measuring no more than 26 cm by 11 cm by 2.5 cm (described in statistical reporting number9903.88.37
U.S. note 21(l)(l) Subheading 9903.89.37 and superior text thereto shall apply to all products of Germany that are classified in the subheadings enumerated below:9903.89.37
U.S. note 51(b)(3)(3) Heading 9903.03.14 applies to articles classifiable in the following provisions of the tariff schedule: [Compiler's note: List may appear or continue on a subsequent page; read numbers from left to right.]9903.03.14

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In the tariff

  1. 8203Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof
  2. 8203.20Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof
  3. Other
  4. 8203.20.60Other (except parts)12¢/doz. + 5.5%
  5. 8203.20.60.30Pliers
  6. 8203.20.60.60Other