This heading covers the following hand tools :
(A) Files, rasps and similar tools (including combined file-rasps), of all shapes (flat, round, half round, square, triangular, oval, etc.) and of all sizes, for metal, wood or other materials. (B) Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, including : (1) Pliers (e.g., seal closers and pliers, sheep-ear and other animal marking pliers, gas pipe pliers, pliers for inserting or extracting cotter-pins, eyelet and eyelet-closing pliers; plier type saw sets). (2) Pincers (e.g., farriers' tongs and smiths' tongs). (3) Tweezers (e.g., watchmakers', florists', philatelists', depilating). (4) Nail pullers (jaw type, working on the pincer principle). (C) Metal cutting shears and similar tools, including tinmen's snips, and other sheet metal or wire cutting shears. (D) Pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar tools, including : (1) Pipe cutters with cutting wheels, bolt croppers and clippers and chain cutters, of the plier type. (2) Perforating punches, for example, button hole punches; ticket punches (other than those for stamping tickets with a date or other characters - heading 96.11); saddlers' punches, mattress punches, etc., for perforating leather, felt, etc., whether of the plier type, or of the type used with a hammer (but not solid nail or similar punches). The heading also excludes : (a) Punches and files (including rotary files) for machine-tools (heading 82.07). (b) Nail files, nail nippers and clippers (heading 82.14). (c) Sugar tongs (heading 82.15). (d) Machine type metal cutting shears (heading 84.62) and office perforating punches having a base for fixing or standing the punch on a table, desk, etc. (heading 84.72). (e) Ticket punches for stamping tickets with a date or with any other characters (heading 96.11).
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