Steel Bodkin Lacing Tool
A blunt-ended steel rod with eyelet for threading laces through fabric eyelets or corsets. As a traditional hand tool 'bodkin...for use in the hand, of iron or steel', it fits HTS 7319.90.90.00. Used primarily in costume making and upholstery work.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If sold for heavy leatherworking machinery
Industrial leather punches and bodkins classify under Chapter 82 hand tools.
If eye exceeds 16mm forming screw/threaded article
Large-eyed steel articles resemble Chapter 73 screws and washers.
If when packaged with leather laces as accessory set
Sets with textile/leather components shift to Chapter 42 travel goods and accessories.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document historical sewing tool usage to avoid classification as generic probing instruments
• Ensure fully steel construction; wooden-handled versions may enter under tool handles
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests industrial threading machine component use
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