HTS Heading 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

All 11 HTS codes under heading 8203 (files, rasps), with their duty rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 23. General duty Free to 12%, some per unit.

Every line of heading 8203

  • 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.
  • 8203.10 Files, rasps and similar tools.
  • 8203.10.30.00 Not over 11 cm in length (under: Files, rasps and similar tools) (doz.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 47.5¢/doz..
  • 8203.10.60.00 Over 11 cm but not over 17 cm in length (doz.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 62.5¢/doz..
  • 8203.10.90.00 Over 17 cm in length (under: Files, rasps and similar tools) (doz.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 77.5¢/doz..
  • 8203.20 Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof.
  • 8203.20.20.00 Tweezers (under: Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof) (No.): General 4%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 60%.
  • 8203.20.40.00 Slip joint pliers (under: Other) (doz.): General 12%; Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 60%.
  • 8203.20.60 Other (except parts) (under: Other): General 12¢/doz. + 5.5%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 $1.20/doz. + 60%.
  • 8203.20.60.30 Pliers (under: Other (except parts)) (doz.).
  • 8203.20.60.60 Other (under: Other (except parts)) (doz.).
  • 8203.20.80.00 Parts (under: Other) (No.): General 4.5%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 45%.
  • 8203.30.00.00 Metal cutting shears and similar tools, and parts thereof (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 50%.
  • 8203.40 Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar tools, and parts thereof.
  • 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.): General 6%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 60%.
  • 8203.40.60.00 Other (including parts) (under: Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar tools, and parts thereof) (No.): General 3.3%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 50%.

From MFG Calcs data: Hand tools

U.S. imports of hand tools (headings 8203, 8204, 8205) came to $2.70B in 2025, with $669M in calculated duty: an effective duty of 24.8%, every duty included.

Effective duty in Sep 2026: 20.8%, against 32.5% in Sep 2025.

Largest sources in 2025: Taiwan $808M at 16.7% effective duty; China $732M at 49.7% effective duty; Vietnam $297M at 17.4% effective duty; India $145M at 22.3% effective duty; Germany $137M at 13.5% effective duty.

These are family totals from U.S. import statistics published through USITC DataWeb, not this heading's rate alone; effective duty is calculated duty as a share of customs value, an estimate, not a ruling.

About these rates

The rates are those printed in the 2026 HTS Revision 23, published by the U.S. International Trade Commission. A 10-digit statistical line takes the rates printed on the 8-digit line above it. Chapter 99 duties (Section 232, Section 301, IEEPA) depend on the product, the origin and the date, are charged on top, and are not included. A code here is a strong lead, not a ruling: confirm it with a customs broker or a CBP binding ruling.

Last reviewed 2026-11-12.