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Birch File Handle from Japan

Paddle-style birch wood handle for machinist's flat and round files, featuring two-pin tang holes. HTS 4417.00.80.90 includes file handles as wooden tool components before blade insertion. Two-tone laminated construction.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Specify tang hole diameter (3/16 inch standard) and spacing in specs

• Ensure birch properly seasoned to avoid splitting around pins