Subheading · Section XV

8214.10: Paperknives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor

8214.10
  • 2%UK
  • 2.7%EU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • —USA
  • US$258.2mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 8214.10 belongs to heading 8214 (other articles of cutlery) in chapter 82.

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8214.10; the duty is 2%.

Subheading 8214.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 8214.10 into 3 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 50%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States the line under subheading 8214.10 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$258.2m (−5.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$196.5m), followed by Germany.

The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$31.9m.

The United Kingdom ranked 22nd among 126 exporters with US$440.3k.

The United Kingdom imported US$4.3m, most of it from China.

Duty rates compared

UK 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8214 10 00 00 Paperknives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor 2%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 8214 10 00 Paperknives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor 2.7%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 8214.10 Kağıt bıçakları, zarf açacakları, yazı kazıma bıçakları, kalemtraşlar ve bunların bıçakları
  2. 8214.10.00.00.11 Kalemtraş bıçakları 50%
  3. 8214.10.00.00.12 Kalemtraşlar 50%
  4. 8214.10.00.00.19 Diğerleri 50%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 8214.10.00.00 Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners (nonmechanical) and blades and other parts thereof 0.3¢ each + 4.2%No.

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

8214.10 · US$258.2m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$25.9kUS$25.9k+US$352.9k+US$1.9m+> US$3.9m

Exports: 126
  1. China: US$196.5m
  2. Germany: US$21.4m
  3. France: US$4.1m
  4. Vietnam: US$3.9m
  5. Japan: US$3.5m
  6. India: US$2.9m
  7. Czechia: US$2.6m
  8. Taiwan: US$2.6m
  9. Netherlands: US$2.1m
  10. Spain: US$2m
  11. Italy: US$1.9m
  12. United States: US$1.5m
  13. Mexico: US$1.3m
  14. Poland: US$1.2m
  15. South Korea: US$947.6k
  16. Ireland: US$787.4k
  17. Malaysia: US$719.1k
  18. Singapore: US$579.2k
  19. Austria: US$537.2k
  20. Hong Kong SAR China: US$510.8k
  21. Türkiye: US$472.8k
  22. United Kingdom: US$440.3k
  23. Thailand: US$439.1k
  24. Brazil: US$415.4k
  25. Belgium: US$406.7k
  26. Canada: US$388.8k
  27. Denmark: US$352.9k
  28. Russia: US$348.9k
  29. Hungary: US$299.2k
  30. Sweden: US$285k
  31. South Africa: US$259.6k
  32. Latvia: US$259.2k
  33. Greece: US$238.4k
  34. Slovakia: US$200.9k
  35. Croatia: US$150.4k
  36. Switzerland: US$141.9k
  37. Peru: US$137.6k
  38. Slovenia: US$134.8k
  39. Serbia: US$113.3k
  40. Lithuania: US$96.1k
  41. Portugal: US$89.4k
  42. Pakistan: US$84.8k
  43. El Salvador: US$80.2k
  44. United Arab Emirates: US$61.5k
  45. Estonia: US$58.7k
  46. Finland: US$53.8k
  47. Guatemala: US$53.3k
  48. Colombia: US$51.7k
  49. Bulgaria: US$44k
  50. Saudi Arabia: US$44k
  51. New Zealand: US$36.3k
  52. Ukraine: US$34.2k
  53. Australia: US$25.9k
  54. Dominican Republic: US$20.7k
  55. Costa Rica: US$20.4k
  56. Armenia: US$20k
  57. Chile: US$19.4k
  58. Romania: US$19.2k
  59. Panama: US$15.3k
  60. Bangladesh: US$13.9k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$196.5m 76.1%
2 Germany US$21.4m 8.3%
3 France US$4.1m 1.6%
4 Vietnam US$3.9m 1.5%
5 Japan US$3.5m 1.3%
6 India US$2.9m 1.1%
7 Czechia US$2.6m 1%
8 Taiwan US$2.6m 1%
9 Netherlands US$2.1m 0.8%
10 Spain US$2m 0.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$31.9m 12.4%
2 Germany US$17.9m 6.9%
3 South Korea US$9.4m 3.6%
4 Russia US$8.6m 3.3%
5 Vietnam US$8.5m 3.3%
6 France US$8m 3.1%
7 Mexico US$7.9m 3%
8 Brazil US$7.2m 2.8%
9 Italy US$7m 2.7%
10 United Arab Emirates US$6.5m 2.5%

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for paperknives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor?

Paperknives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor fall under HS subheading 8214.10, part of heading 8214, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on paperknives, letter openers, erasing knives… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8214.10 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 paperknives, letter openers, erasing knives… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8214.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most paperknives, letter openers, erasing knives…?

China, with US$196.5m in 2024 (76.1% of world exports).