Subheading · Chapter 82 · Heading 8206
8206.00: Tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale
Hand tool sets for retail sale
8206.00 is the HS subheading for hand tool sets for retail sale, under heading 8206 in chapter 82.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8206 00 00 00 Tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale
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 1
- 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) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £17.1m | 50.7% | +22.1% | |
| £5.4m | 15.9% | -13.9% | |
| £3.6m | 10.6% | +0.8% | |
| £2.6m | 7.9% | -27.2% | |
| £934k | 2.8% | +19.5% | |
| £565k | 1.7% | -18.8% | |
| £477k | 1.4% | +132.7% | |
| £399k | 1.2% | +38.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$46kUS$46k+US$1m+US$8m+> US$33m
Exports: 172
- China: US$756m
- Taiwan: US$193m
- Germany: US$153m
- United States: US$60m
- Poland: US$40m
- Netherlands: US$33m
- Spain: US$27m
- France: US$25m
- Italy: US$22m
- Singapore: US$20m
- Belgium: US$16m
- United Kingdom: US$15m
- Vietnam: US$13m
- Czechia: US$10m
- South Korea: US$9m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Austria: US$8m
- Japan: US$7m
- Sweden: US$7m
- India: US$7m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Greece: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Israel: US$973k
- Bulgaria: US$870k
- Latvia: US$833k
- Panama: US$792k
- Brazil: US$742k
- Serbia: US$696k
- Chile: US$676k
- Lithuania: US$606k
- Estonia: US$504k
- Croatia: US$482k
- Colombia: US$420k
- Philippines: US$412k
- Qatar: US$402k
- New Zealand: US$385k
- Luxembourg: US$348k
- Indonesia: US$341k
- Kenya: US$314k
- Pakistan: US$286k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$916kUS$916k+US$4m+US$15m+> US$56m
Imports: 218
- Germany: US$147m
- United States: US$119m
- Russia: US$110m
- Netherlands: US$92m
- France: US$86m
- Poland: US$65m
- United Kingdom: US$56m
- Malaysia: US$53m
- Mexico: US$42m
- Spain: US$41m
- Belgium: US$31m
- Australia: US$29m
- Austria: US$26m
- Brazil: US$25m
- Hungary: US$24m
- Italy: US$23m
- Switzerland: US$22m
- Czechia: US$20m
- Canada: US$18m
- United Arab Emirates: US$17m
- Kazakhstan: US$16m
- Vietnam: US$15m
- Sweden: US$15m
- China: US$15m
- Romania: US$14m
- Norway: US$14m
- Türkiye: US$14m
- Singapore: US$13m
- Ukraine: US$12m
- Japan: US$12m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Thailand: US$10m
- India: US$9m
- Finland: US$8m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- Chile: US$7m
- Venezuela: US$6m
- Belarus: US$6m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Greece: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Iraq: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Dominican Republic: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Algeria: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$756m | 50.2% | |
| 2 | US$193m | 12.8% | |
| 3 | US$153m | 10.1% | |
| 4 | US$60m | 4% | |
| 5 | US$40m | 2.7% | |
| 6 | US$33m | 2.2% | |
| 7 | US$27m | 1.8% | |
| 8 | US$25m | 1.6% | |
| 9 | US$22m | 1.5% | |
| 10 | US$20m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$147m | 9.8% | |
| 2 | US$119m | 7.9% | |
| 3 | US$110m | 7.3% | |
| 4 | US$92m | 6.1% | |
| 5 | US$86m | 5.7% | |
| 6 | US$65m | 4.3% | |
| 7 | US$56m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$53m | 3.5% | |
| 9 | US$42m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$41m | 2.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 162
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.
- 8%median duty
- 27number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Iran, Algeria, Pakistan
162
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 17% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 7.2% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 29% | 11% – 35% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 11% | 9% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 5% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| 3%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 29% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0.2% | 0.1% – 0.4% | 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
- 6957 Tools of two/more of the headings of subgroups 695.2 through 695.5 put up in sets for retail sale
- 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 | 8206.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8206.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8206.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8206.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8206.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8206.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- N362933 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a tool set
- N360759 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a hand tool set
- N305296 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a 24 Piece All Purpose Home Tool Set from Taiwan. Correction to Ruling Number N304663.
- N304663 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a 24 Piece All Purpose Home Tool Set from Taiwan
- N298532 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a 129 Piece Mechanic’s Tool Set from China.
- N271975 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a 205 Piece Household Tool Kit from China.
- 600014393 HMRC
The product is a multipurpose tool set consisting of a selection of hand tools. The tools included in this tool kit can be used for tasks such as striking, tightening, measuring, and cutting - put up in sets for retail sale Packaged in a plastic moulded carry case Tools included: 1. Self-locking…
- 600010431 HMRC
Puncture repair kit for bicycle tubeless tyres. Kit consists of adhesive tube, split eye tool, rasp, seal string, carton, leaflet and label. Packaged in plastic box
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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Certain Steel Nails From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
FR Doc. 2026-21362 · 91 FR 66102 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-12102 · 91 FR 36116 · Source: federalregister.gov
Subheading 8206.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.7%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 8206.00; the duty is 3.7%.
Imports of hand tool sets for retail sale into the UK came to £33.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 3% on the year before); China supplied 51%, followed by Taiwan.
In 2024, countries exported hand tool sets for retail sale worth US$1.5bn (+6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$756m), followed by Taiwan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale?
Tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale fall under HS subheading 8206.00, part of heading 8206, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8206.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 8206.00 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 tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205…?
China, with US$756m in 2024 (50.2% of world exports).
Where does the UK import hand tool sets for retail sale from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (51%), Taiwan (16%) and United States (11%), out of total imports of £33.7m.