Chapter · Chapter 82 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal
HS 82Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
- Customs duty
- 10%
- 98 tariff items
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg or units
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this chapter
15 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | 10% | 0% | kg |
| 8202 | Hand saws; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades) | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 8203 | Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 8204 | Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 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 | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8206 | Tools of two or more of the headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 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 | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 8208 | Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8209 | Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 8210 | Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg. or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 8211 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades therefor | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 8212 | Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips) | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 8213 | Scissors, tailors’ shears and similar shears, and blades therefor | 10% | 18% | kg |
| 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) | 10% | 0% or 18% | kg |
| 8215 | Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware | 10% | 18% | kg |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 98 tariff items: 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items
- Free: 98 tariff items
Exporting from India
Export duty
Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 98 tariff items
Nearby codes
Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.