Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); socket wrenches, with or without handles, drives or extensions; base metal parts thereof
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Heading 8204 covers hand-operated spanners and wrenches, including torque meter wrenches, plus socket wrenches with or without handles, drives or extensions, and base metal parts of these tools. It splits by type: 8204.11 for nonadjustable wrenches, 8204.12 for adjustable wrenches, and 8204.20 for socket wrenches. Tap wrenches are excluded from the heading.
Products in this heading
- Open-end wrenches with a fixed jaw size
- Box wrenches and combination open-end and box wrenches
- Adjustable crescent wrenches with a moving jaw
- Torque meter wrenches with a fixed head
- Socket wrench handles and ratchets
- Sockets, drives and extensions for socket wrenches
- Base metal parts of spanners and wrenches
How to choose the right subheading
- Whether the wrench has an adjustable jaw or a fixed jaw size, which decides between 8204.12 and 8204.11
- For fixed-jaw wrenches, whether the head is open-end, box, or combination open-end and box, or another type
- Whether the article is a socket wrench, or a handle, drive or extension for one, which goes to 8204.20
- Whether the item is a complete tool or a base metal part of one
- Whether the tool is a tap wrench, which is excluded from this heading
Often confused with
- Heading 8205Tap wrenches
The heading text of 8204 expressly excludes tap wrenches; they fall to the residual handtool heading.
- Heading 8203Pliers, pincers and tweezers
These are gripping and cutting handtools of heading 8203, not spanners or wrenches.
- Heading 8203Bolt cutters and pipe cutters
Cutting handtools are named in heading 8203.
- Heading 8205Screwdrivers
Screwdrivers are not spanners or wrenches and are provided for in heading 8205.
- Heading 8205Vises and clamps
Work-holding tools are classified in heading 8205, not as wrenches.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for an adjustable wrench?
Adjustable wrenches and their parts are classified in 8204.12.00.00, with a general (MFN) duty rate of 9%.
What is the duty on socket wrenches?
Socket wrenches, including handles, drives and extensions, and parts thereof are classified in 8204.20.00.00 at a general (MFN) rate of 9%.
How do I classify a combination open-end and box wrench?
A combination open-end and box wrench is a nonadjustable wrench and is classified in 8204.11.00.30 at a general (MFN) rate of 9%. Nonadjustable wrenches of other types, including parts, go in 8204.11.00.60, also at 9%.
Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.
All lines in heading 8204
- 8204.11.00.30Open-end, box and combination open-end and box wrenches9%
- 8204.11.00.60Nonadjustable, and parts thereof / Other (including parts)9%
- 8204.12.00.00Hand-operated spanners and wrenches, and parts thereof / Adjustable, and parts thereof9%
- 8204.20.00.00Socket wrenches, with or without handles, drives and extensions, and parts thereof9%