Subheading · Chapter 82 · Heading 8205
8205.40: Hand tools: screwdrivers
Official description Screwdrivers
8205.40 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8205, hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), not elsewhere specified or included…, chapter 82.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8205 40 00 00 Screwdrivers 2%
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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) | — | 2% |
| 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 | £13.1m | 46.4% | +8.8% |
 Czechia | £7.9m | 27.9% | +79.8% |
 Taiwan | £1.9m | 6.6% | -16.5% |
 Germany | £1.6m | 5.5% | -13.1% |
 United States | £1.5m | 5.3% | +21.7% |
 France | £475k | 1.7% | +3.7% |
 Spain | £383k | 1.4% | -20.2% |
 Switzerland | £367k | 1.3% | -71.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 6.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 27 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$18kUS$18k+US$525k+US$7m+> US$27m
Exports: 165
- China: US$395m
- Taiwan: US$142m
- Germany: US$125m
- Czechia: US$63m
- Poland: US$27m
- France: US$24m
- United States: US$23m
- Vietnam: US$23m
- Netherlands: US$14m
- Spain: US$13m
- Switzerland: US$11m
- Slovenia: US$11m
- Thailand: US$11m
- Japan: US$10m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Italy: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Austria: US$4m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Canada: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$964k
- South Korea: US$950k
- South Africa: US$856k
- Greece: US$808k
- Malaysia: US$710k
- Australia: US$664k
- Russia: US$601k
- Luxembourg: US$525k
- Ireland: US$454k
- Portugal: US$444k
- Kazakhstan: US$444k
- Lithuania: US$433k
- Bulgaria: US$418k
- Finland: US$371k
- Chile: US$360k
- Romania: US$325k
- Estonia: US$230k
- Norway: US$214k
- Pakistan: US$201k
- Latvia: US$168k
- Croatia: US$150k
- Argentina: US$145k
- United Arab Emirates: US$124k
- Indonesia: US$115k
- El Salvador: US$112k
- Kuwait: US$88k
- New Zealand: US$79k
- Bahrain: US$74k
- Armenia: US$68k
- Serbia: US$59k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$393kUS$393k+US$3m+US$10m+> US$23m
Imports: 217
- United States: US$189m
- Germany: US$114m
- France: US$42m
- United Kingdom: US$34m
- Poland: US$31m
- Netherlands: US$28m
- Italy: US$23m
- Spain: US$23m
- Mexico: US$23m
- Russia: US$23m
- Canada: US$22m
- Austria: US$19m
- Vietnam: US$18m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Japan: US$15m
- Australia: US$14m
- India: US$12m
- China: US$12m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Brazil: US$11m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- South Korea: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Singapore: US$9m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$7m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Iraq: US$6m
- Romania: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Algeria: US$5m
- Norway: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Chile: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Portugal: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Peru: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$395m | 41.2% |
| 2 | Taiwan | US$142m | 14.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$125m | 13% |
| 4 | Czechia | US$63m | 6.6% |
| 5 |  Poland | US$27m | 2.8% |
| 6 | France | US$24m | 2.5% |
| 7 | United States | US$23m | 2.4% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$23m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$14m | 1.5% |
| 10 | Spain | US$13m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$189m | 19.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$114m | 11.9% |
| 3 | France | US$42m | 4.4% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$34m | 3.5% |
| 5 | Poland | US$31m | 3.3% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$28m | 2.9% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$23m | 2.4% |
| 8 | Spain | US$23m | 2.4% |
| 9 | Mexico | US$23m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Russia | US$23m | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 28number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Algeria, Türkiye, Bahamas
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 3% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 25% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 7% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 17% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1.9%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 15% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.1%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 29% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 6.2% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 20% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 69544 Screwdrivers
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 42921 Hand tools (including hand tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry, hand saws, files, pliers and metal cutting shears, hand-operated spanners, blow-lamps and clamps)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2593 Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8205.40 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8205.40 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8205.40 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8205.40 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8205.40 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8205.40 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 13
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.
- N356344 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a screwdriver, pry bar, shears, and spinner handle
- N330966 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Hex Key Driver Sets from China
- N305266 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Ridge® wallets from China
- N299970 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Screwdriver Set from China.
- N297685 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a 4 in 1 Screwdriver from China.
- N294770 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Cup Caddy from China.
- 600013971 HMRC
Kit for repairing spectacles, also called eyeglasses. Kit includes a small magnifying glass, 2 small screwdrivers, screws, grommets – to attached to end of cord, 2 nose pads, 2 ear pads, screwdriver extension and a neck cord. Kit is packaged in a blister pack with hanging hook, ready for retail…
- 600013935 HMRC
A set of two, four-inch screwdrivers, insulated - to prevent electrical conduction through the hand. One has a flat head, and one has a Phillips head, (pointed edges in the shape of a cross), both blades made of carbon steel. . They are packaged in a set for multi-purpose use. To be used a DIY…
- 600013927 HMRC
Pack of 6 cabinet handle screwdrivers sold in a set in wholesale quantities. These come as a set for multipurpose DIY use. The screwdrivers consist of 3 Flathead and 3 Phillips. The shanks of the screwdrivers are made of carbon steel.
- 600013929 HMRC
Pack of 10-piece screwdrivers sold in a set in wholesale quantities. These come as a set for multipurpose DIY use. The screwdrivers consist of 4 Flathead, 4 Phillips and 2 Torx.
- 600013926 HMRC
2-piece 4” comfort grip screwdriver set comprising of a red and black handled ‘Phillips’ cross headed screwdriver and a blue and black handled flat headed screwdriver. Prepared for sale and packaged in a black hanger that has a slot for hanging on a display stand. Product description sticker…
- 600013928 HMRC
Pack of 5 premium screwdrivers. This product comes as a set for multipurpose DIY use. There are 2 varieties of screw drivers. 2 of the screw drivers are Flathead and 3 of them are Phillips. The product is packed in a blister card.
13 rulings in total for this code
Subheading 8205.40 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8205.40; the duty is 3.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £28.2m (up 11% on the year before), at an average of £10.10 per kg; China supplied 46%, followed by Czechia.
World trade in these goods reached US$959m in 2024, up 3.1% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 41.2% of the total, ahead of Taiwan.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for hand tools: screwdrivers?
Hand tools: screwdrivers fall under HS subheading 8205.40, part of heading 8205, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on hand tools: screwdrivers in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8205.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on hand tools: screwdrivers in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8205.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most hand tools: screwdrivers?
China, with US$395m in 2024 (41.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (46%), Czechia (28%) and Taiwan (7%), out of total imports of £28.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.