HTS heading 8208
Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof — 17 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8208 | Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8208.10.00 | For metal working, and parts thereof + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 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 + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8208.10.00) | No. |
| 8208.10.00.60 | Other (including parts) + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8208.10.00) | No. |
| 8208.20.00 | For wood working, and parts thereof + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8208.20.00.30 | Over 73.7 cm in length, for veneer-cutting machines + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8208.20.00) | No. |
| 8208.20.00.60 | Over 15.2 cm in length, for wood-chipper machines + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8208.20.00) | No. |
| 8208.20.00.90 | Other (including parts) + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8208.20.00) | No. |
| 8208.30.00 | For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry, and parts thereof + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8208.30.00.30 | For meat-slicing, meat-cutting or meat-chopping machines + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8208.30.00) | No. |
| 8208.30.00.60 | Other (including parts) + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8208.30.00) | No. |
| 8208.40 | For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines, and parts thereof + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8208.40.30.00 | Lawnmower blades + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8208.40.60.00 | Other (including parts) + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8208.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8208.90.30.00 | For shoe machinery + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8208.90.60.00 | Other (including parts) + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
7 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
17 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.