8205.59.55.10 - Other 🖩

This classification, HTS 8205.59.55.10, falls under the broad category of "Other handtools (including glass cutters) and parts thereof" made of iron or steel. It specifically covers a residual group of edged handtools not otherwise specified within more precise subheadings. These are tools designed for cutting or shaping materials that possess a sharpened edge, but which do not fit into more defined descriptions like knives, chisels, or saws. The focus here is on the utilitarian nature of the tool as a hand-operated implement for performing a cutting or scraping function.

Distinguishing this category from its sibling, 8205.59.55.05, is crucial. The sibling specifically refers to "Single edge razor blades other than for shaving." Therefore, HTS 8205.59.55.10 encompasses all other edged handtools of iron or steel that are *not* single-edge razor blades intended for non-shaving applications. This means tools like specialized scrapers with sharpened edges, certain types of cutting mats, or particular craft knives with unique blade configurations that do not conform to more specific classifications would likely fall here.

As HTS 8205.59.55.10 is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Classification within this heading relies on the careful exclusion of items that have more specific HTS classifications, particularly within the broad Chapter 82. The primary criterion for inclusion is the tool's nature as an edged handtool, its material composition of iron or steel, and its explicit exclusion from more narrowly defined categories.