Garden Hand Trowel

A small hand-held trowel made of stamped steel with a wooden handle, used for digging, planting, and transplanting in gardening. It falls under HTS 8201.90.60.00 as an other handtool specifically designed for horticultural tasks like soil cultivation. The base metal blade distinguishes it from larger shovels or spades.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

8205.51.30Higher: 38.7% vs 35%

If sold as part of a household tool set

Tools principally used in households may shift to Chapter 82 heading for handtools not elsewhere specified in sets.

8432.29.00Same rate: 35%

If designed for powered garden machinery

Parts of horticultural machinery fall under Chapter 84, changing classification from standalone handtools.

8201.10.00Same rate: 35%

If classified as a small shovel or spade

Shovels and spades have their own specific subheading within the same chapter, requiring precise size/use determination.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify the tool's primary use for agriculture/horticulture with product specs to avoid reclassification as a general-purpose tool

Provide detailed invoices specifying base metal parts and horticultural end-use to support HTS 8201.90.60.00

Ensure wooden handles comply with ISPM 15 fumigation standards if applicable to prevent pest-related delays

Related Products under HTS 8201.90.60.00

Weeding Knife

A narrow-bladed steel knife with a hooked tip and ergonomic handle for removing weeds and cultivating soil in gardens. Classified under HTS 8201.90.60.00 as an other horticultural handtool similar to sickles or hay knives. Its specialized design for weeding in agriculture/horticulture qualifies it here.

Soil Fork

A hand fork with 4-6 steel tines and a hardwood handle for aerating soil, turning compost, and loosening earth in horticulture. It qualifies for HTS 8201.90.60.00 as an other handtool akin to agricultural forks, distinct from larger pitchforks. Base metal parts enable its soil-working function.

Dibblet Planting Tool

A pointed steel dibble with a T-handle for making holes in soil for seeding and transplanting bulbs in horticulture. Falls under HTS 8201.90.60.00 as an other specialized handtool for agricultural planting activities. Its base metal construction suits precise forestry and garden use.

Horticultural Timber Wedge

A forged steel wedge used for splitting logs and felling trees in forestry operations, often driven by hand or axe. Explicitly listed in the heading, it fits HTS 8201.90.60.00 as an other tool for forestry with base metal construction. Designed for agricultural tree management.

Pruning Saw Blade

A replacement steel blade for hand pruning saws with fine teeth for cutting live branches in horticulture. As a base metal part of pruning tools, it enters under HTS 8201.90.60.00 for other agricultural handtool parts. Suited for forestry and orchard maintenance.

Bulb Planter Tool

A cylindrical steel auger-style tool with foot plate for coring soil to plant bulbs and seedlings in horticulture. Classifies as an other handtool under HTS 8201.90.60.00 due to its specialized agricultural digging function. Base metal auger penetrates firm garden soil.