HTS Heading 8208

Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof

All 11 HTS codes under heading 8208 (knives and cutting blades), with their duty rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 23. General duty Free.

Every line of heading 8208

  • 8208 Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof.
  • 8208.10.00 For metal working, and parts thereof: General Free; Special none; Column 2 20%.
  • 8208.10.00.30 Over 30.5 cm in length, for metal shearing machines or over 15.2 cm in diameter for metal shearing/slitting machines (No.).
  • 8208.10.00.60 Other (including parts) (under: For metal working, and parts thereof) (No.).
  • 8208.20.00 For wood working, and parts thereof: General Free; Special none; Column 2 20%.
  • 8208.20.00.30 Over 73.7 cm in length, for veneer-cutting machines (No.).
  • 8208.20.00.60 Over 15.2 cm in length, for wood-chipper machines (No.).
  • 8208.20.00.90 Other (including parts) (under: For wood working, and parts thereof) (No.).
  • 8208.30.00 For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry, and parts thereof: General Free; Special none; Column 2 20%.
  • 8208.30.00.30 For meat-slicing, meat-cutting or meat-chopping machines (No.).
  • 8208.30.00.60 Other (including parts) (under: For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry, and parts thereof) (No.).
  • 8208.40 For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines, and parts thereof.
  • 8208.40.30.00 Lawnmower blades (under: For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines, and parts thereof) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 20%.
  • 8208.40.60.00 Other (including parts) (under: For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines, and parts thereof) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 Free.
  • 8208.90 Other (under: Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof).
  • 8208.90.30.00 For shoe machinery (under: Other) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 Free.
  • 8208.90.60.00 Other (including parts) (under: Other) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 20%.

From MFG Calcs data: Cutting tools and inserts

U.S. imports of cutting tools and inserts (headings 8207, 8208, 8209) came to $4.48B in 2025, with $702M in calculated duty: an effective duty of 15.7%, every duty included.

Effective duty in Sep 2026: 14.1%, against 22.1% in Sep 2025.

Largest sources in 2025: Germany $762M at 11.8% effective duty; Japan $617M at 9.8% effective duty; China $530M at 50.7% effective duty; South Korea $311M at 9.7% effective duty; Canada $272M at 2.4% 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.