Quick-Release Woodworking Clamp from Mexico
A bar clamp with quick-adjust mechanism for holding wood panels during glue-ups and assembly. Features padded jaws to prevent marring. Falls under HTS 8205.70.00 as a hand-operated clamp for workshop use, distinct from machine tool parts.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
30%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Label products clearly as 'hand tools' to distinguish from industrial machinery components
• Include photos or diagrams in documentation showing manual operation
• Watch for anti-dumping duties on certain steel clamps from specific countries