Aluminum Hand Vise from Japan
Compact, portable vise with aluminum jaws for holding small workpieces during drilling or filing. Falls under HTS 8205.59.7000 as other hand tools (vise, clamp type) of aluminum. Popular in model making and jewelry repair.
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
• Specify 'hand-operated' and provide clamping force specs in documentation
• Distinguish from machine vises by absence of mounting base
• Bundle only with knives if equal quantity to qualify as heading 8215 set