Chapter
Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Chapter 82 of the Harmonized System has 15 headings and belongs to section XV (base metals and articles of base metal).
Duty rates compared
EU
TürkiyeHeadings 15
- 8201Hand tools, the following: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, billhooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry
- 8202Handsaws; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades)
- 8203Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal-cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools
- 8204Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles
- 8205Hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), not elsewhere specified or included; blowlamps; vices, 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
- 8206Tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale
- 8207Interchangeable 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
- 8208Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances
- 8209Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets
- 8210Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink
- 8211Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades therefor
- 8212Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips)
- 8213Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor
- 8214Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paperknives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)
- 8215Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$634kUS$634k+US$31m+US$548m+> US$2bn
Exports: 224
- China: US$22bn
- Germany: US$9bn
- United States: US$5bn
- Taiwan: US$3bn
- Japan: US$3bn
- South Korea: US$2bn
- Switzerland: US$2bn
- Italy: US$2bn
- Poland: US$2bn
- France: US$1bn
- Vietnam: US$1bn
- Netherlands: US$1bn
- India: US$1bn
- Sweden: US$1bn
- Mexico: US$1bn
- Czechia: US$1bn
- Austria: US$1bn
- Spain: US$848m
- Israel: US$827m
- United Kingdom: US$822m
- Belgium: US$736m
- Canada: US$632m
- Thailand: US$548m
- Brazil: US$445m
- Türkiye: US$404m
- Singapore: US$385m
- Slovenia: US$354m
- Hungary: US$282m
- Portugal: US$271m
- Greece: US$262m
- Denmark: US$206m
- Slovakia: US$206m
- South Africa: US$206m
- Ireland: US$179m
- Finland: US$170m
- Luxembourg: US$169m
- Malaysia: US$161m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$152m
- Australia: US$141m
- United Arab Emirates: US$136m
- Pakistan: US$117m
- Indonesia: US$108m
- Russia: US$104m
- Romania: US$97m
- Norway: US$97m
- Saudi Arabia: US$80m
- Kazakhstan: US$78m
- Bulgaria: US$78m
- Colombia: US$75m
- Lithuania: US$56m
- Serbia: US$56m
- Estonia: US$48m
- Egypt: US$46m
- Belarus: US$41m
- Chile: US$32m
- Croatia: US$31m
- Latvia: US$28m
- New Zealand: US$28m
- Ukraine: US$27m
- El Salvador: US$24m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$31mUS$31m+US$189m+US$982m+> US$2bn
Imports: 224
- United States: US$11bn
- Germany: US$6bn
- Mexico: US$3bn
- France: US$3bn
- Canada: US$2bn
- Netherlands: US$2bn
- China: US$2bn
- United Kingdom: US$2bn
- Poland: US$2bn
- Russia: US$2bn
- Italy: US$2bn
- India: US$2bn
- Japan: US$1bn
- Spain: US$1bn
- Australia: US$1bn
- Belgium: US$1bn
- Switzerland: US$1bn
- Vietnam: US$1bn
- Austria: US$1bn
- Brazil: US$1bn
- South Korea: US$998m
- Czechia: US$987m
- Thailand: US$982m
- Türkiye: US$936m
- United Arab Emirates: US$796m
- Singapore: US$793m
- Saudi Arabia: US$792m
- Sweden: US$715m
- Malaysia: US$709m
- Indonesia: US$669m
- Romania: US$551m
- Taiwan: US$484m
- Hungary: US$482m
- Denmark: US$471m
- South Africa: US$460m
- Slovakia: US$454m
- Norway: US$409m
- Kazakhstan: US$392m
- Philippines: US$356m
- Portugal: US$356m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$335m
- Chile: US$334m
- Slovenia: US$322m
- Peru: US$315m
- Finland: US$311m
- Ireland: US$295m
- Israel: US$293m
- Argentina: US$287m
- Iraq: US$275m
- Ukraine: US$273m
- Colombia: US$272m
- Greece: US$263m
- Algeria: US$219m
- Egypt: US$194m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$191m
- New Zealand: US$189m
- Serbia: US$185m
- Morocco: US$177m
- Croatia: US$175m
- Luxembourg: US$175m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$22bn | 31.6% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$9bn | 13% |
| 3 |  United States | US$5bn | 6.6% |
| 4 |  Taiwan | US$3bn | 4.8% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$3bn | 4.6% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$2bn | 2.8% |
| 7 |  Switzerland | US$2bn | 2.8% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$2bn | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$2bn | 2.6% |
| 10 |  France | US$1bn | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$11bn | 16.1% |
| 2 | Germany | US$6bn | 8.5% |
| 3 |  Mexico | US$3bn | 3.8% |
| 4 | France | US$3bn | 3.6% |
| 5 |  Canada | US$2bn | 3.2% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$2bn | 3.1% |
| 7 | China | US$2bn | 3% |
| 8 |  United Kingdom | US$2bn | 2.8% |
| 9 | Poland | US$2bn | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Russia | US$2bn | 2.6% |
The UK Global Tariff divides chapter 82 into 99 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8% (average 1.3%). 60 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, chapter 82 covers 98 tariff lines and the duty is between 1.7% and 8.5%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides chapter 82 into 161 tariff lines; the duty is between 1.7% and 8.5% (average 3.1%).
In 2024, countries exported chapter 82 goods worth US$70bn (−0.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$22bn), followed by Germany.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$11bn.
Chapter notes
Notes
1. Apart from blowlamps, portable forges, grinding wheels with frameworks, manicure and pedicure sets, and goods of heading 8209, this chapter covers only articles with a blade, working edge, working surface or other working part of:
(a) base metal;
(b) metal carbides or cermets;
(c) precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) on a support of base metal, metal carbide or cermet; or
(d) abrasive materials on a support of base metal, provided that the articles have cutting teeth, flutes, grooves, or the like, of base metal, which retain their identity and function after the application of the abrasive.
2. Parts of base metal of the articles of this chapter are to be classified with the articles of which they are parts, except parts separately specified as such and tool-holders for hand tools (heading 8466). However, parts of general use as defined in note 2 to Section XV are in all cases excluded from this chapter.
Heads, blades and cutting plates for electric shavers or electric hair clippers are to be classified in heading 8510.
3. Sets consisting of one or more knives of heading 8211 and at least an equal number of articles of heading 8215 are to be classified in heading 8215.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal?
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal make up HS chapter 82, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 82 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 82 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7% to 8.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of…?
China, with US$22bn in 2024 (31.6% of world exports).