Adze from Japan
A hand tool with a perpendicular blade for shaping wood in horticulture and forestry. Classified in HTS 8201.40.60.80 as a similar hewing tool. The 'other' category fits tools like adzes not matching axes or bill hooks precisely.
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
• Include engineering drawings showing blade orientation for accurate heading match
• Label as 'horticultural hewing tool' to guide customs officers
• Watch for misclassification as carving tools leading to higher duties