Chapter 82, Tools and cutlery / Heading 8209

HTS 8209.00.00.60: Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools,, of other cermets

Schedule text: Of other cermets. Classification: Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets › Of other cermets

General rate of duty

4.6%

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

42.1%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

25%

List 3

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

How the rate is built

Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: 4.6%
8209.00.00.60
4.6%$460.00
Section 301 China (List 3)
25%$2,500.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
42.1%$4,210.00

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Related lines

Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.

  • 8209.00.00Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets (rate line, 4.6%)
  • 8209.00.00.30Of sintered metal carbides

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8209.00.00.60?
HTS 8209.00.00.60 covers plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools,, of other cermets; the schedule's own line text is "Of other cermets". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets › Of other cermets. It sits in chapter 82 (Tools and cutlery) under heading 8209.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8209.00.00.60?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is 4.6%. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
What is the tariff on HTS 8209.00.00.60 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 42.1%: 4.6% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 12.5% forced labor. Section 301 applies (List 3). The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
Which lines are related to HTS 8209.00.00.60?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8209.00.00 (Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets), which has 1 other statistical line. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.