8209.00.00.60
Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets / Of other cermets
Classification path
- Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets
- Of other cermets
Rates of duty
- General (MFN)
- 4.6%
- Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus
- 60%
- Unit of quantity
- kg
Trade agreement rates
Related lines in heading 8209
About heading 8209
Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets
Heading 8209 covers unmounted plates, sticks, tips and similar pieces made of cermets, meaning sintered metal carbides and other ceramic-metal composites. These are the small cutting or wear pieces that get attached to tool bodies later, not finished tools. The heading splits into two lines: one for sintered metal carbides and one for other cermets, both at the same general rate.
Full guide to heading 8209Products in this heading
- Carbide turning inserts sold loose in a box
- Indexable milling inserts, unmounted
- Brazed carbide tips for tool bits, sold as separate pieces
- Sintered carbide rods and sticks used as tool blanks
- Cermet cutting tips for lathe toolholders
- Carbide drill tips or points not yet fixed to a drill body
- Unmounted carbide wear plates and strips
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for carbide turning inserts?
Unmounted sintered metal carbide inserts are classified under 8209.00.00.30, which carries a general (MFN) rate of 4.6%.
What is the duty on cermet tool tips?
Tips of other cermets fall under 8209.00.00.60 and pay a general (MFN) rate of 4.6%. Sintered metal carbide tips under 8209.00.00.30 pay the same 4.6% general (MFN) rate.
How do I classify a carbide tip that is already brazed onto a tool shank?
A tip already fixed to a tool body is no longer an unmounted article of 8209.00.00.30. Only loose, unmounted plates, sticks and tips of sintered metal carbide at 4.6% general (MFN) stay in heading 8209.
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, retrieved October 21, 2026.