Find HS Code and trade information for electric grinding accessories

Electric Grinding Accessories

Electric grinding accessories encompass a wide range of tools and components used with rotary tools, such as grinders, to perform various cutting, shaping, polishing, and sanding tasks. These accessories are typically interchangeable, allowing a single grinder to be adapted for diverse applications.

Materials

Accessories are constructed from a variety of materials, each suited to specific tasks:

• Abrasive Materials: These are the most common, including:
  • Aluminum Oxide: General purpose grinding, deburring, and polishing. Relatively inexpensive.
  • Silicon Carbide: Aggressive cutting, suitable for harder materials like stone, glass, and some metals.
  • Ceramic: Provides a long lifespan and consistent cutting performance, often used for metalworking and precision applications.
  • Diamond: Highest cutting power and durability, used for extremely hard materials like tile, stone, and glass.
• Steel: Used for wire brushes and certain cutting wheels for removing rust, paint, and scale.
• Rubber: Used for polishing and buffing, providing a smoother finish.
• Plastic/Resin: Used for cut-off wheels and abrasive flaps, offering versatility and flexibility.

Purpose & Function

The primary purpose of these accessories is to expand the functionality of electric grinders beyond their basic motor and spindle. Specific functions include:

• Cutting: Separating materials (metal, wood, plastic, tile, etc.).
• Grinding: Removing material to smooth surfaces, shape objects, or remove imperfections.
• Sanding: Refining surfaces to achieve a desired texture or prepare for finishing.
• Polishing: Creating a smooth, glossy finish on surfaces.
• Deburring: Removing sharp edges or excess material from metal parts.
• Carving/Engraving: Creating detailed designs or patterns in materials like wood, stone, or metal.
• Cleaning/Rust Removal: Utilizing wire brushes to eliminate surface contaminants.

Usage Scenarios

Electric grinding accessories are employed across a broad spectrum of applications:

• Metalworking: Cutting, grinding, welding preparation, deburring, polishing.
• Woodworking: Shaping, carving, sanding, finishing.
• Automotive: Rust removal, paint stripping, bodywork repair.
• Construction/DIY: Tile cutting, concrete grinding, masonry work.
• Jewelry Making: Polishing, engraving, shaping.
• Electronics Repair: Cutting, grinding, and cleaning small components.
• Crafts & Hobbies: Various applications depending on the specific craft.

Common Types

• Cut-off Wheels: Thin, circular discs used for cutting through various materials. Available in abrasive and diamond varieties.
• Grinding Wheels: Thicker discs used for removing material and smoothing surfaces.
• Flap Discs: Overlapping abrasive flaps mounted on a backing plate, providing a versatile grinding and finishing solution.
• Sanding Discs/Bands: Used for smoothing and refining surfaces. Available in various grits.
• Polishing Wheels/Compounds: Used for creating a smooth, glossy finish.
• Diamond Burrs/Bits: Used for precise cutting, carving, and engraving.
• Wire Brushes: Used for removing rust, paint, and scale. Available in various bristle materials (steel, brass, nylon).
• Mounted Points/Stones: Small, abrasive shapes used for detail work and precision grinding.
• Carving Bits: Specialized bits for creating detailed designs in wood, stone, or metal.
• Sharpening Stones: Used for maintaining the sharpness of cutting tools.

Electric grinding accessories fall under various classifications depending on their specific composition and function. Here's a breakdown of relevant HS codes based on the provided information:

• 8467290010: This code covers tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor, and parts thereof; specifically, with self-contained electric motor, other grinders, polishers and sanders, including angle grinders, sanders and polishers. This is applicable if the accessories are integrated into a self-contained electric grinding tool.

  • 84: Tools, implements, cutlery, hand tools, and articles thereof.
  • 67: Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor.
  • 29: Other tools with self-contained electric motor.
  • 00: Parts.
  • 10: Angle grinders, sanders and polishers.

• 8467895090: This code covers tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor, and parts thereof; other tools; other. This is applicable if the accessories are not integrated into a self-contained electric grinding tool and fall under the category of 'other tools'.

  • 84: Tools, implements, cutlery, hand tools, and articles thereof.
  • 67: Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor.
  • 89: Other tools.
  • 50: Other.
  • 90: Other.

• 8504909690: This code covers electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; parts thereof; parts; other; other other parts. This is applicable if the accessories are electrical components used in the grinding tools.

  • 85: Electrical machinery and equipment.
  • 04: Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors.
  • 90: Parts.
  • 96: Other.
  • 90: Other.

• 3926909987: This code covers other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914; other; other rigid tubes or pipes suitable for use as electrical conduit. This is applicable if the accessories are made of plastics and used as electrical conduit.

  • 39: Plastics and articles thereof.
  • 26: Other articles of plastics.
  • 90: Other.
  • 99: Other.
  • 87: Rigid tubes or pipes suitable for use as electrical conduit.

Regarding HS code 8467290010 and 8467895090, the classification depends on whether the accessories are integrated into a self-contained electric grinding tool or are separate components. Please verify the specific composition and function of the accessories to determine the correct HS code.