HTS heading 8208 · Chapter 82
HTS 8208: Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for…
HTS heading 8208 covers knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof. It has 9 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (7 lines), 4.6% (1 line), 3.7% (1 line).
Imports may also owe Chapter 99 tariffs (Section 232, 301 or 201) depending on origin and date, plus the Merchandise Processing Fee and, by sea, the Harbor Maintenance Fee.
Rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 22, effective October 30, 2026. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission.
Tariff lines and duty rates
| HTS code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8208.10.00 | For metal working, and parts thereof | Free | 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.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8208.10.00.60 | Other (including parts)[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8208.20.00 | For wood working, and parts thereof | Free | 20% | ||
| 8208.20.00.30 | Over 73.7 cm in length, for veneer-cutting machines[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8208.20.00.60 | Over 15.2 cm in length, for wood-chipper machines[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8208.20.00.90 | Other (including parts)[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8208.30.00 | For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry, and parts thereof | Free | 20% | ||
| 8208.30.00.30 | For meat-slicing, meat-cutting or meat-chopping machines[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8208.30.00.60 | Other (including parts)[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8208.40 | For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines, and parts thereof: | ||||
| 8208.40.30.00 | Lawnmower blades[No.] | Free | 20% | Estimate → | |
| 8208.40.60.00 | Other (including parts)[No.] | Free | Free | Estimate → | |
| 8208.90 | Other: | ||||
| 8208.90.30.00 | For shoe machinery[No.] | Free | Free | Estimate → | |
| 8208.90.60.00 | Other (including parts)[No.] | Free | 20% | Estimate → | |
| 8209.00.00 | Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets | 4.6% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 60% | |
| 8209.00.00.30 | Of sintered metal carbides[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 8209.00.00.60 | Of other cermets[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 8210.00.00.00 | Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink, and base metal parts thereof[No.] | 3.7% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | Estimate → |
18 lines shown. Statistical suffixes (the last two digits) inherit the rate of the 8-digit subheading above them.
Example: base duty and fees on $10000
For HTS 8209.00.00 at the general rate of 4.6%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:
| Base duty (4.6%) | $460.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58) | $34.64 |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%) | $12.50 |
| Duty and fees | $507.14 |
Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.
Special program codes in this heading
- A, A*, A+
- Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
- AU
- U.S.–Australia FTA
- BH
- U.S.–Bahrain FTA
- CL
- U.S.–Chile FTA
- CO
- U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
- D
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- E, E*
- Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
- IL
- U.S.–Israel FTA
- JO
- U.S.–Jordan FTA
- JP
- U.S.–Japan Trade Agreement
- KR
- U.S.–Korea FTA (KORUS)
- MA
- U.S.–Morocco FTA
- OM
- U.S.–Oman FTA
- P, P+
- CAFTA-DR
- PA
- U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
- PE
- U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
- S, S+
- USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement)
- SG
- U.S.–Singapore FTA
A special rate applies only when the goods qualify under that program's rules of origin and the claim is made at entry.