Subheading · Chapter 82 · Heading 8204
8204.20: Interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles
Socket wrench sets
8204.20 is the HS subheading for socket wrench sets, under heading 8204 in chapter 82.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8204 20 00 00 Interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 2
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9064
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £26m | 52.8% | +2.6% |
 Taiwan | £10.7m | 21.8% | -8.2% |
 United States | £5.2m | 10.5% | -20.2% |
 Germany | £1.6m | 3.3% | -0.7% |
 Spain | £1.6m | 3.2% | +50.1% |
 Italy | £691k | 1.4% | +6.6% |
 France | £553k | 1.1% | +118.2% |
 Portugal | £448k | 0.9% | -21.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$14.9kUS$14.9k+US$710.5k+US$7.6m+> US$27m
Exports: 175
- Taiwan: US$580.6m
- China: US$527.5m
- Germany: US$122.2m
- United States: US$72.5m
- Vietnam: US$38.2m
- France: US$27m
- Sweden: US$25.4m
- Netherlands: US$23m
- Italy: US$20.7m
- Poland: US$19.4m
- Spain: US$17.7m
- Japan: US$17.6m
- United Kingdom: US$15.1m
- Czechia: US$11.3m
- Luxembourg: US$9.8m
- Belgium: US$9.1m
- Austria: US$7.6m
- Switzerland: US$6.1m
- Denmark: US$5m
- India: US$4.6m
- Mexico: US$3.9m
- South Africa: US$3.8m
- Canada: US$3.5m
- Türkiye: US$2.5m
- Slovakia: US$2.3m
- Thailand: US$2.3m
- Portugal: US$2.1m
- Slovenia: US$2.1m
- Romania: US$2m
- Brazil: US$1.9m
- Singapore: US$1.9m
- Cambodia: US$1.8m
- Australia: US$1.8m
- Ireland: US$1.4m
- South Korea: US$1.4m
- Estonia: US$1.3m
- Greece: US$1.2m
- Finland: US$996.6k
- Hungary: US$983.7k
- Norway: US$982.2k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$972.8k
- Lithuania: US$753.1k
- Malaysia: US$710.5k
- Indonesia: US$673.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$659.7k
- Saudi Arabia: US$586.7k
- Croatia: US$342.7k
- Israel: US$342.5k
- Russia: US$310.1k
- Latvia: US$290.7k
- Kazakhstan: US$278.5k
- Bulgaria: US$274.1k
- New Zealand: US$234.6k
- Serbia: US$187.9k
- Chile: US$182.2k
- Egypt: US$174.4k
- Colombia: US$148.7k
- El Salvador: US$115.4k
- Belarus: US$114.2k
- Angola: US$107.5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$549.8kUS$549.8k+US$3.8m+US$15.4m+> US$50m
Imports: 216
- United States: US$415.7m
- Germany: US$126.2m
- France: US$77.3m
- Canada: US$67.3m
- United Kingdom: US$57.9m
- Poland: US$57.5m
- Netherlands: US$50m
- Australia: US$44.9m
- Russia: US$42.1m
- China: US$39.6m
- Mexico: US$39.5m
- Belgium: US$35.5m
- Spain: US$28.4m
- Italy: US$28.1m
- Brazil: US$26.8m
- Austria: US$22.7m
- Vietnam: US$22.1m
- Sweden: US$20.2m
- Japan: US$19.2m
- Switzerland: US$19.1m
- Czechia: US$16.2m
- India: US$15.4m
- Norway: US$14.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$14.6m
- Denmark: US$12.5m
- Indonesia: US$11.7m
- South Korea: US$10.3m
- Slovakia: US$10.3m
- Türkiye: US$9.9m
- Romania: US$9.7m
- Finland: US$9.6m
- Thailand: US$9.1m
- Chile: US$8.8m
- Luxembourg: US$8.4m
- Iraq: US$7.8m
- Taiwan: US$7.7m
- Peru: US$7.1m
- Argentina: US$6.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6.8m
- Ireland: US$6.8m
- Hungary: US$6.7m
- South Africa: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$5.8m
- Portugal: US$5.5m
- Israel: US$5.2m
- Singapore: US$5.2m
- Ukraine: US$5.1m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Colombia: US$4.6m
- Malaysia: US$4.6m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$3.9m
- Guatemala: US$3.8m
- Belarus: US$3.7m
- Lithuania: US$3.6m
- Algeria: US$3.5m
- Bulgaria: US$3.4m
- Ecuador: US$3m
- Greece: US$2.8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan | US$580.6m | 36.1% |
| 2 | China | US$527.5m | 32.8% |
| 3 | Germany | US$122.2m | 7.6% |
| 4 | United States | US$72.5m | 4.5% |
| 5 |  Vietnam | US$38.2m | 2.4% |
| 6 | France | US$27m | 1.7% |
| 7 |  Sweden | US$25.4m | 1.6% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$23m | 1.4% |
| 9 | Italy | US$20.7m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$19.4m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$415.7m | 25.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$126.2m | 7.8% |
| 3 | France | US$77.3m | 4.8% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$67.3m | 4.2% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$57.9m | 3.6% |
| 6 | Poland | US$57.5m | 3.6% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$50m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Australia | US$44.9m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$42.1m | 2.6% |
| 10 | China | US$39.6m | 2.5% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 8
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N355086 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a socket set from China
- N351889 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of an extension bar, a socket adapter, an extended spark plug socket, a flex head spark plug socket and a universal joint socket
- N352233 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a drive socket, a drive bit socket, an impact socket, an impact socket adapter and a spark plug socket
- N330092 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a 31-Piece ½ inch Drive Socket Set
- N300612 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of socket forgings from Taiwan.
- N295391 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of tools sets from China.
8 rulings in total for this code
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8204.20; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8204.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 1.7%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
Imports of socket wrench sets into the UK came to £49.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 3% on the year before); China supplied 53%, followed by Taiwan.
In 2024, countries exported socket wrench sets worth US$1.6bn (+9% year on year).
The largest exporter was Taiwan (US$580.6m), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles?
Interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles fall under HS subheading 8204.20, part of heading 8204, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8204.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8204.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without…?
Taiwan, with US$580.6m in 2024 (36.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export socket wrench sets to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import socket wrench sets from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (53%), Taiwan (22%) and United States (11%), out of total imports of £49.2m.