Steel Hand Clamp from Mexico
A C-shaped steel clamp with quick-release mechanism for temporarily securing materials during woodworking or assembly. Falls under HTS 8205.59.55 as other iron/steel clamps and the like, hand-operated only. Popular in DIY and professional workshops.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
30.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify 'hand-operated' in invoices; powered versions go to Chapter 84
• Bundle in sets carefully; per chapter notes, avoid mixing with knives to stay in 8205
• Include jaw opening specs to prove it's not a machine vise accessory