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Auto Repair Kit

An auto repair kit is a collection of tools and supplies designed to facilitate basic vehicle maintenance and repair tasks. These kits vary significantly in scope, ranging from simple emergency kits to comprehensive sets for more involved work.

Materials & Common Components

Kits typically include items constructed from chrome vanadium steel, carbon steel, plastic, and rubber. Common components include:

• Hand Tools: Wrenches (combination, open-end, box-end, adjustable), sockets (various sizes, often with a ratchet handle and extensions), screwdrivers (Phillips and flathead, various sizes), pliers (various types, including needle-nose, slip-joint, locking), hammers, punches, chisels.
• Diagnostic Tools: OBDII scanner (for reading and clearing diagnostic trouble codes), multimeter (for electrical testing), test lights.
• Specialty Tools: Oil filter wrench, spark plug socket, brake spring tool, compression tester.
• Fasteners & Hardware: Assorted nuts, bolts, washers, cotter pins.
• Consumables: Oil, coolant, brake fluid, penetrating oil, grease.
• Safety Equipment: Gloves, safety glasses, work light.
• Storage: Typically contained within a toolbox, carrying case, or rolling cabinet.

Purpose & Function

The primary purpose of an auto repair kit is to allow vehicle owners or mechanics to perform repairs and maintenance tasks without the need for specialized equipment or a trip to a repair shop. Kits are designed for:

• Routine Maintenance: Oil changes, filter replacements, fluid top-offs, tire changes.
• Minor Repairs: Replacing spark plugs, brake pads, air filters, wiper blades, light bulbs.
• Emergency Repairs: Addressing issues on the road, such as a flat tire or a dead battery.
• Diagnostic Testing: Identifying the cause of vehicle problems.

Usage Scenarios

• Home Mechanics: Individuals who prefer to perform their own vehicle maintenance and repairs.
• Roadside Assistance: Keeping a kit in a vehicle for emergency situations.
• Professional Technicians: Supplementing a larger tool collection with a portable kit for on-site repairs.
• Fleet Maintenance: Providing tools for basic maintenance of a fleet of vehicles.

Common Types

• Emergency Roadside Kits: Smallest kits, containing basic tools for flat tire changes, jump starting, and minor repairs.
• Basic Maintenance Kits: Include tools for routine maintenance tasks, such as oil changes and filter replacements.
• General Repair Kits: More comprehensive kits, including tools for a wider range of repairs, such as brake work and spark plug replacement.
• Specialty Kits: Focused on specific repairs, such as brake jobs, engine repair, or transmission work.
• OBDII Scanner Kits: Kits that focus on diagnostic testing and include an OBDII scanner and related software.
• Professional Kits: Largest and most comprehensive kits, including a wide range of tools for virtually any repair task.

An auto repair kit typically contains tools and materials used for maintaining and repairing automobiles. Based on the provided reference material, several HS codes may be relevant depending on the specific composition of the kit.

• 8424899000: This HS code covers mechanical appliances (whether or not hand operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders; fire extinguishers, whether or not charged; spray guns and similar appliances; steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines; parts thereof: Other appliances: Other. If the kit includes spray paint or application tools for liquids, this code may apply. The total tax rate is 56.8% (Base tariff: 1.8%, Additional tariff: 25.0%, Post-April 2, 2025, Additional tariff: 30.0%).

• 8467891000: This HS code covers tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor, and parts thereof: Other tools: Other: Suitable for metal working. If the kit contains hand tools specifically designed for metal repair work, this code is applicable. The total tax rate is 37.5% (Base tariff: 0.0%, Additional tariff: 7.5%, Post-April 2, 2025, Additional tariff: 30.0%).

• 8205591000: This HS code covers handtools (including glass cutters) not elsewhere specified or included; blow torches and similar self-contained torches; vises, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of machine tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereof: Other handtools (including glass cutters) and parts thereof: Other: Pipe tools, and parts thereof. If the kit contains pipe tools, this code may be relevant. The total tax rate is 62.2% (Base tariff: 7.2%, Additional tariff: 25.0%, Post-April 2, 2025, Additional tariff: 30.0%).

• 8203406000: This HS code covers files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: Pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar tools, and parts thereof: Other (including parts). If the kit includes these specific hand tools, this code applies. The total tax rate is 58.3% (Base tariff: 3.3%, Additional tariff: 25.0%, Post-April 2, 2025, Additional tariff: 30.0%).

• 8203206030: This HS code covers files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof: Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof: Other: Other (except parts) Pliers. If the kit contains pliers, this code may be relevant. The total tax rate is 12¢/doz. + 5.5%+55.0%.

It is important to note that if the kit contains a set of articles falling under multiple headings, HS code 8205906000 or 8206000000 may be applicable. HS code 8205906000 covers sets of articles of two or more of the foregoing subheadings, with a total tax rate of the rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject t+30.0%. HS code 8206000000 covers tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale, with a total tax rate of the rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject t+30.0%.

Please carefully review the composition of the auto repair kit to determine the most accurate HS code classification.