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Section XV - Chapter 82
Tools, Implements, Cutlery, Spoons and Forks, of Base Metal; Parts Thereof of Base Metal
Notes
1. Apart from blow torches and similar self-contained torches, portable forges, grinding wheels with frameworks, manicure or pedicure sets, and articles of heading 8209, this chapter covers only articles with a blade, working edge, working surface or other wo rking part of:
(a). Base metal;
(b). Metal carbides or cermets;
(c). Precious or semiprecious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) on a support of base metal, metal carbide or cermet; or
(d). Abrasive materials on a support of base metal, provided that the articles have cutting teeth, flutes, grooves, or the like, of base metal, which retain their identity and function after the application of the abrasive.
2. Parts of base metal of the articles of this chapter are to be classified with the articles of which they are parts, except parts separately specified as such and toolholders for handtools (heading 8466). However, parts of general use as defined in note 2 t o section XV are in all cases excluded from this chapter.

Heads, blades and cutting plates for electric shavers and electric hair clippers are to be classified in heading 8510.

3. Sets consisting of one or more knives of heading 8211 and at least an equal number of articles of heading 8215 are to be classified in heading 8215.
Statistical Note
1. Subheading 8205.60 does not cover gas-operated welding appliances of heading 8468.
Schedule B No. and Headings Commodity Description Unit of Quantity Second Quantity
82 Tools, Implements, Cutlery, Spoons and Forks, of Base Metal; Parts Thereof of Base Metal
82.01 - Handtools of the following kinds and base metal parts thereof spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horti- culture or forestry:
8201.10.0000 - - Spades and shovels, and parts thereof X
8201.30.0000 - - Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes, and parts thereof X
8201.40.0000 - - Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, and parts thereof X
8201.50.0000 - - One-handed secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears (including poultry shears), and parts thereof X
8201.60.0000 - - Hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two- handed shears, and parts thereof X
8201.90 - - Other handtools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, and parts thereof:
8201.90.4000 - - - Forks, and parts thereof X
8201.90.9000 - - - Other X
82.02 - Handsaws, and metal parts thereof; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades); and base metal parts thereof:
8202.10.0000 - - Handsaws, and parts (except blades) thereof X
8202.20 - - Bandsaw blades, and parts thereof:
8202.20.0030 - - - Metal cutting blades X
8202.20.0060 - - - Other X
- - Circular saw blades (including slitting or slotting saw blades), and parts thereof:
8202.31.0001 - - - With working part of steel X
8202.39.0000 - - - Other, including parts X
8202.40.0000 - - Chain saw blades (in lengths or cut to size), and parts thereof X
- - Other saw blades, and parts thereof:
8202.91.0000 - - - Straight saw blades, for working metal X
8202.99.0000 - - - Other (including parts) X
82.03 - Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal-cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar hand tools; and base metal parts thereof:
8203.10.0000 - - Files, rasps, and similar tools Doz.
8203.20 - - Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, and similar tools, and parts thereof:
8203.20.2000 - - - Tweezers X
- - - Other:
8203.20.5000 - - - - Pliers X
8203.20.6060 - - - - Other (except parts) X
8203.20.8000 - - - - Parts X
8203.30.0000 - - Metal-cutting shears and similar tools, and parts thereof X
8203.40.0000 - - Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches, and similar tools, and parts thereof X
82.04 - Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); socket wrenches, with or without handles, drives or extensions; base metal parts thereof:
- - Hand-operated spanners and wrenches, and parts thereof:
8204.11 - - - Non-adjustable, and parts thereof:
8204.11.0030 - - - - Open-end, box, and combination open-end and box wrenches No.
8204.11.0060 - - - - Other (including parts) X
8204.12.0000 - - - Adjustable, and parts thereof X
8204.20.0000 - - Socket wrenches, with or without handles, drives and extensions, and parts thereof X
82.05 - Handtools (including glass cutters) not elsewhere specified or included; blow torches and similar self-contained torches; vises, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of machine tools; anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereof:
8205.10.0000 - - Drilling, threading or tapping tools, and parts thereof X
8205.20.0000 - - Hammers and sledge hammers, and parts thereof X
8205.30.0000 - - Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood, and parts thereof X
8205.40.0000 - - Screwdrivers, and parts thereof X
- - Other handtools (including glass cutters) and parts thereof:
8205.51.0000 - - - Household tools, and parts thereof X
8205.59 - - - Other:
8205.59.1000 - - - - Pipe tools, and parts thereof X
8205.59.2000 - - - - Powder-actuated handtools, and parts thereof X
8205.59.9000 - - - - Other X
8205.60.0000 - - Blow torches and similar self-contained torches, and parts thereof X
8205.70 - - Vises, clamps and the like, and parts thereof:
8205.70.0010 - - - Vises No.
8205.70.0090 - - - Other (including parts) X
8205.90 - - Other, including sets of articles of two or more subheadings of this heading:
8205.90.1000 - - - Anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereof X
8205.90.6000 - - - Sets of articles of two or more of the foregoing subheadings Pcs.
8206.00.0000 - Tools of two or more of the headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale Pcs.
82.07 - Interchangeable tools for handtools, whether or not power- operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screwdriving), including dies for drawing or ex truding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools; and base metal parts thereof:
- - Rock drilling or earth boring tools, and parts thereof:
8207.13.0000 - - - With working part of cermets X
8207.19 - - - Other, including parts:
8207.19.1030 - - - - Percussion rock drill bits No.
8207.19.2030 - - - - Rotary rock drill bits, core bits and reamers No.
8207.19.5030 - - - - Other, and parts thereof X
8207.20.0000 - - Dies for drawing or extruding metal, and parts thereof No. kg
8207.30 - - Tools for pressing, stamping or punching, and parts thereof:
8207.30.3000 - - - Suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof No. kg
- - - Not suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof:
8207.30.6030 - - - - Stamping dies not suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof No. kg
8207.30.6060 - - - - Metal forming dies, including thread-rolling dies, and parts thereof No. kg
8207.30.6090 - - - - Other No. kg
8207.40.0000 - - Tools for tapping or threading, and parts thereof X
8207.50 - - Tools for drilling, other than for rock drilling, and parts thereof:
- - - With cutting part containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium:
8207.50.2030 - - - - Masonry drills X
- - - - Twist drills:
8207.50.2045 - - - - - Brad point No.
8207.50.2055 - - - - - Other No.
- - - - Other:
8207.50.2070 - - - - - For woodworking No.
8207.50.2080 - - - - - Other No.
- - - - Other:
- - - - - Suitable for cutting metal, and parts thereof:
8207.50.4030 - - - - - - Twist drills No.
8207.50.4060 - - - - - - Other X
- - - - - Other:
8207.50.6000 - - - - - - For handtools, and parts thereof X
8207.50.8000 - - - - - - Other X
8207.60 - - Tools for boring or broaching, and parts thereof:
8207.60.0030 - - - Broaches No.
8207.60.0060 - - - Other (including parts) No.
8207.70 - - Tools for milling, and parts thereof:
8207.70.1000 - - - End milling cutters X
8207.70.4000 - - - Router bits No.
8207.70.5000 - - - Other (including parts) X
8207.80.0000 - - Tools for turning X
8207.90 - - Other interchangeable tools, and parts thereof:
8207.90.1500 - - - Files and rasps, including rotary files and rasps, and parts thereof X
- - - Other:
8207.90.7550 - - - - Cutterheads for woodworking, with interchangeable tools X
8207.90.7570 - - - - Other X
82.08 - Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof:
8208.10.0000 - - For metal working, and parts thereof X
8208.20.0000 - - For wood working, and parts thereof X
8208.30.0000 - - For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry, and parts thereof X
8208.40.0000 - - For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines, and parts thereof X
8208.90.0000 - - Other (including parts) X
82.09 - Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets:
8209.00.0030 - - Of sintered metal carbides kg
8209.00.0060 - - Of cermets kg
8210.00.0000 - Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg (22.05 pounds) or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink, and base metal parts thereof X
82.11 - Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and base metal parts thereof:
8211.10.0000 - - Sets of assorted articles Pcs.
- - Other:
8211.91.0001 - - - Table knives having fixed blades X
8211.92.0001 - - - Other knives having fixed blades X
8211.93.0001 - - - Knives having other than fixed blades No.
8211.94.0000 - - - Blades No.
8211.95.0000 - - - Handles of base metal X
82.12 - Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips), and base metal parts thereof:
8212.10.0000 - - Razors No.
8212.20.0000 - - Safety razor blades, including razor blade blanks in strips No.
8212.90.0000 - - Other parts X
8213.00.0000 - Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades and other base metal parts thereof No.
82.14 - Other articles of cutlery (for example hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, chopping or mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files); base metal parts thereof:
8214.10.0000 - - Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners (nonmechanical) and blades, and parts thereof No.
8214.20.0000 - - Manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files), and parts thereof X
8214.90.0000 - - Other No.
82.15 - Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware; and base metal parts thereof:
8215.10.0000 - - Sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal Pcs.
8215.20.0000 - - Other sets of assorted articles Pcs.
- - Other:
8215.91.0000 - - - Plated with precious metal X
8215.99.0000 - - - Other X

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