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Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal

Section XV — Base metals and articles of base metal

15 headings · 112 total HS codes

Classification Notes for Chapter 82

Notes 1. Apart from blow lamps, portable forges, grinding wheels with frameworks, manicure or pedicure sets, and goods of 8209.00.00, this Chapter covers only articles with a blade, working edge, working surface or other working part of: a. Base metal; b. Metal carbides or cermets; c. Precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) on a support of base metal, metal carbide or cermet; or d. Abrasive materials on a support of base metal, provided that the articles have cutting teeth, flutes, grooves, or the like, of base metal, which retain their identity and function after the application of the abrasive. 2. Parts of base metal, of the articles of this Chapter are to be classified with the articles of which they are parts, except parts separately specified as such and tool-holders for hand tools (8466). However, parts of general use as defined in Note 2 to Section XV are in all cases excluded from this Chapter.Heads, blades and cutting plates for electric shavers or electric hair clippers are to be classified in 8510. 3. Sets consisting of one or more knives of 8211 and at least an equal number of articles of 8215 are to be classified in 8215.

Heading	Description	General Rate	Sub-codes	FTAs
8201	Hand tools, the following: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks 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	5%	6	15 FTAs
8202	Hand saws; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades)	5%	9	16 FTAs
8203	Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools	5%	6	17 FTAs
8204	Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles	0%	11	16 FTAs
8205	Hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), not elsewhere specified or included; blow lamps; vices, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of, machine-tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks	0%	15	16 FTAs
8206	Tools of two or more of 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale	5%	1	14 FTAs
8207	Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools	5%	19	16 FTAs
8208	Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances	5%	7	16 FTAs
8209	Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets	0%	1	13 FTAs
8210	HAND-OPERATED MECHANICAL APPLIANCES, WEIGHING 10 kg OR LESS, USED IN THE PREPARATION, CONDITIONING OR SERVING OF FOOD OR DRINK	5%	1	16 FTAs
8211	Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor	0%	13	15 FTAs
8212	Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips)	0%	3	14 FTAs
8213	Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor	0%	1	16 FTAs
8214	Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)	0%	3	13 FTAs
8215	Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake- servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware	5%	5	17 FTAs

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