Subheading · Chapter 82 · Heading 8213
8213.00: Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor
Subheading 8213.00 belongs to heading 8213 (scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor) in chapter 82.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8213 00 00 00 Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor
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
- 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £12.5m | 69% | -7.6% | |
| £1.4m | 7.7% | -2% | |
| £941k | 5.2% | -3.4% | |
| £833k | 4.6% | -16.2% | |
| £641k | 3.5% | +13.6% | |
| £509k | 2.8% | -7% | |
| £498k | 2.7% | +27% | |
| £326k | 1.8% | +14.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$26kUS$26k+US$526k+US$5m+> US$25m
Exports: 151
- China: US$597m
- Germany: US$50m
- Taiwan: US$31m
- Italy: US$25m
- Pakistan: US$25m
- Japan: US$22m
- France: US$16m
- Vietnam: US$16m
- United States: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Finland: US$7m
- Spain: US$7m
- Poland: US$6m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$801k
- Slovakia: US$760k
- Australia: US$723k
- Portugal: US$526k
- South Africa: US$480k
- Greece: US$460k
- Russia: US$452k
- Latvia: US$424k
- United Arab Emirates: US$400k
- Singapore: US$394k
- Canada: US$388k
- Mexico: US$379k
- Thailand: US$306k
- Ireland: US$299k
- El Salvador: US$265k
- Costa Rica: US$263k
- Bulgaria: US$247k
- Croatia: US$228k
- Peru: US$218k
- Chile: US$201k
- Serbia: US$182k
- Estonia: US$161k
- Armenia: US$112k
- Norway: US$89k
- Luxembourg: US$76k
- New Zealand: US$73k
- Panama: US$70k
- Cyprus: US$68k
- Guatemala: US$62k
- Kenya: US$61k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$529kUS$529k+US$3m+US$9m+> US$25m
Imports: 217
- United States: US$166m
- Germany: US$52m
- Japan: US$43m
- Vietnam: US$37m
- South Korea: US$32m
- Mexico: US$26m
- Italy: US$25m
- United Kingdom: US$25m
- France: US$25m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- Poland: US$20m
- Spain: US$20m
- Russia: US$20m
- Brazil: US$16m
- Canada: US$16m
- Australia: US$15m
- India: US$15m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Thailand: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Austria: US$9m
- Czechia: US$8m
- China: US$8m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Peru: US$5m
- Algeria: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Chile: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Iraq: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Iran: US$4m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Israel: US$3m
- Ghana: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Finland: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$597m | 68.2% | |
| 2 | US$50m | 5.7% | |
| 3 | US$31m | 3.6% | |
| 4 | US$25m | 2.9% | |
| 5 | US$25m | 2.8% | |
| 6 | US$22m | 2.5% | |
| 7 | US$16m | 1.8% | |
| 8 | US$16m | 1.8% | |
| 9 | US$12m | 1.4% | |
| 10 | US$12m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$166m | 19% | |
| 2 | US$52m | 5.9% | |
| 3 | US$43m | 5% | |
| 4 | US$37m | 4.2% | |
| 5 | US$32m | 3.6% | |
| 6 | US$26m | 3% | |
| 7 | US$25m | 2.9% | |
| 8 | US$25m | 2.9% | |
| 9 | US$25m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$22m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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.
- 9.5%median duty
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Algeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 3.5% – 11% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.2% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3.7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.7%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 0% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 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 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 6.7%* | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 9% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4.2% | 2023 | ||
| 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0.2% | 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
- 6964 Scissors, tailors' shears & similar shears, & blades therefor
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 42913 Knives (except for machines) and scissors, and blades therefor
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2593 Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8213.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8213.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8213.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8213.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8213.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8213.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 16
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.
- N356868 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of school supply kits from China
- N356344 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a screwdriver, pry bar, shears, and spinner handle
- N341528 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a utility kit from China.
- H318631 U.S. CBP
Revocation of HQ 957534 and NY N014017; Modification of NY 810138; Medicut Shears; Lister Bandage Scissors; Gripsors Bandage Scissors
- N321802 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an art and craft kit from China and Vietnam
- N311143 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an eyebrow grooming set from China.
- 600013981 HMRC
Nail scissors supplied in bulk quantities. This product is designed for trimming nails and facial hair. It is put up for retail sale in clear plastic packaging.
- 600013875 HMRC
Pack of 3 household scissors. These products can be used for home and office. The blades are made of stainless steel and the grips are made of plastic.
- 600013873 HMRC
Pair of tailoring scissors measuring 9.5” in length. Made of stainless steel with black plastic handles. The scissors are individually packaged in a pouch with a slot for hanging the pouch when put up for retail sale.
- 600013874 HMRC
A pair of 9.5" stainless steel tailoring scissors with ergonomically designed zinc alloy handles. Designed to be used for tailoring items such as suits, trousers etc which allows precise cutting. Approximate weight 0.21kg.
16 rulings in total for this code
Subheading 8213.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4.2%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 8213.00 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is 4.2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £18.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 6% on the year before); China supplied 69%, followed by Pakistan.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$876m (+1.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$597m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor?
Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor fall under HS subheading 8213.00, part of heading 8213, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8213.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 8213.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and…?
China, with US$597m in 2024 (68.2% of world exports).
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 (69%), Pakistan (8%) and Germany (5%), out of total imports of £18.2m.