# HS code 8207.40: Tools for tapping or threading

> HS code 8207.40 covers tools for tapping or threading. It sits in heading 82.07 (interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power- operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal). Other goods of heading 82.07 are classified under 8207.13 (rock-drilling or earth-boring tools, with working part of cermets), 8207.19 (rock-drilling or earth-boring tools, other, including parts), 8207.20 (dies for drawing or extruding metal), 8207.30 (tools for pressing, stamping or punching) or 5 others. National tariff lines under 8207.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/820740
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 82](https://border.bot/hs-codes/82) / [82.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8207) / [8207.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820740)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8207.40
- Covers: Tools for tapping or threading
- Heading: [82.07: Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power- operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8207)
- Chapter: [82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal](https://border.bot/hs-codes/82)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/820740)

## What this code covers

HS code 8207.40 covers tools for tapping or threading.

The legal text of the subheading is “Tools for tapping or threading”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 82.07 are classified under 8207.13 (rock-drilling or earth-boring tools, with working part of cermets), 8207.19 (rock-drilling or earth-boring tools, other, including parts), 8207.20 (dies for drawing or extruding metal), 8207.30 (tools for pressing, stamping or punching) or 5 others.

- [8207.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820713) Rock-drilling or earth-boring tools: With working part of cermets
- [8207.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820719) Rock-drilling or earth-boring tools: Other, including parts
- [8207.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820720) Dies for drawing or extruding metal
- [8207.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820730) Tools for pressing, stamping or punching
- [8207.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820750) Tools for drilling, other than for rock drilling
- [8207.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820760) Tools for boring or broaching
- [8207.70](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820770) Tools for milling
- [8207.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820780) Tools for turning
- [8207.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820790) Other interchangeable tools

## How it is structured

8207.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 82, are the chapter; the first four, 8207, are heading 82.07; the last two, 40, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
- Heading 82.07: Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power- operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools
- Subheading 8207.40: Tools for tapping or threading

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8207.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/820740): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8207.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820730) Tools for pressing, stamping or punching
- Next subheading: [8207.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820750) Tools for drilling, other than for rock drilling

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8207.40 cover?

HS code 8207.40 covers tools for tapping or threading.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8207.40 in?

HS code 8207.40 is in heading 82.07 (interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power- operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal).

### Where are goods of heading 82.07 classified when 8207.40 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 82.07 are classified under 8207.13 (rock-drilling or earth-boring tools, with working part of cermets), 8207.19 (rock-drilling or earth-boring tools, other, including parts), 8207.20 (dies for drawing or extruding metal), 8207.30 (tools for pressing, stamping or punching) or 5 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8207.40?

National tariff lines under 8207.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

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