Other
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, horticulture or forestry: > Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, and parts thereof: > Other
Duty Rate (from China)
Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Products classified under HTS 8201.40.60
Felling Axe
A heavy-duty axe designed for chopping down trees in forestry operations, featuring a forged steel head and a sturdy hickory handle. It falls under HTS 8201.40.60 as an axe, which is a hewing tool used in forestry. The 'other' category applies since it is not a specifically enumerated type like hatchets.
Splitting Maul
A large, wedge-shaped maul used for splitting firewood logs along the grain in forestry and horticultural wood processing. Classified under HTS 8201.40.60 as a similar hewing tool to axes, used in forestry applications. Its substantial weight and broad poll distinguish it from lighter axes.
Hatchet
A compact one-handed hatchet for camping, kindling chopping, and light forestry tasks, with a sharpened poll for hammering. It qualifies under HTS 8201.40.60 as a small axe or similar hewing tool used in horticulture and forestry. The 'other' subheading covers non-specialized axes.
Bill Hook
A curved blade tool on a long handle for pruning hedges and light wood hewing in horticulture, similar to a sickle but for thicker branches. Classified in HTS 8201.40.60 as a bill hook, a hewing tool used in horticulture and forestry. The 'other' covers various pruning hewing variants.
Fire Axe
A specialized pick-head axe for breaching doors and ventilation in firefighting, used in forestry fire control. Falls under HTS 8201.40.60 as a hewing tool similar to axes for forestry/emergency use. 'Other' includes such rugged variants.
Doloire Axe
A cooper's hewing axe with a slanted broad blade for shaping barrel staves in forestry-related woodworking. Classified under HTS 8201.40.60 as a specialized axe hewing tool for forestry crafts. Fits 'other' for niche hewing applications.
Timber Framing Axe
A straight-handled axe for precise hewing of large timbers in forestry construction projects. Under HTS 8201.40.60 as an axe for forestry hewing tasks. 'Other' encompasses framing variants.
Pruning Bill Hook
Long-reach hooked blade for heavy branch lopping in horticulture orchards. HTS 8201.40.60 as bill hook hewing tool for horticulture.
Adze
A traditional hewing tool with a perpendicular blade for shaping timber in forestry and boatbuilding, featuring a curved hafted head. Falls under HTS 8201.40.60 as a bill hook or similar hewing tool for forestry use. Its blade orientation distinguishes it from axes but keeps it in the same category.
Broad Axe
A wide-bladed axe for hewing logs into beams in forestry, with one flat side for straight timber dressing. It is classified under HTS 8201.40.60 as an axe or similar hewing tool for forestry applications. The broad blade fits the 'other' category for specialized hewing.