Products A–Z
HS code for shears, of base metal
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “shears, of base metal” 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% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines · average 2.9% 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 10.9% 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 56 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 13 tariff lines · average 1.9% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Taiwan 7.5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% – 20% General (MFN) 13 tariff lines · average 14.6% See also
- picks (hand tools)
- axes, of base metal
- hoes, of base metal
- adzes, of base metal
- rakes, 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 shears, of base metal?
Shears, of base metal are classified under 8201 (Hand tools, the following) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.