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HS code for picks (hand tools)
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “picks (hand tools)” points to heading 8201: hand tools, the following: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, billhooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the UK Global Tariff, 8201 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 8201 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is 1.7%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 8201 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is 1.7%.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
USA Free – 6.2% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 1% · 3× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 11% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines · average 2.9% 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 10.9% 
Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 56 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 1.9% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Taiwan 7.5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% – 20% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 14.6% See also
- axes, of base metal
- hoes, of base metal
- adzes, of base metal
- rakes, of base metal
- shears, of base metal
- spades, of base metal
- scythes, of base metal
- shovels, of base metal
- sickles, of base metal
- hatchets, of base metal
- machetes, of base metal
- mattocks, of base metal
- secateurs, of base metal
- bill hooks, of base metal
- hay knives, of base metal
- pitch forks, of base metal
- garden tools, of base metal
- hewing tools, of base metal
- reaping tools, of base metal
- wedges, for timber, of base metal
- forks, horticulture, of base metal
- agricultural hand tools, of base metal
- horticultural hand tools, of base metal
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for picks (hand tools)?
Picks (hand tools) are classified under 8201 (Hand tools, the following) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.