Heading · Chapter 82 · Section XV, Base metals and articles of base metal
HS 8205Hand 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
Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
- Customs duty
- 10%
- 17 tariff items
- GST now
- 18%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- units
- Duty in China
- 5.2% to 8%
- On Indian goods
Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026
Codes under this heading
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8205 10 00 | Drilling, threading or tapping tools | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8205 20 00 | Hammers and sledge hammers | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8205 30 00 | Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8205 40 00 | Screwdrivers | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8205 51 | Household tools | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8205 59 | Other | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8205 60 00 | Blow lamps | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8205 70 00 | Vices, clamps and the like | 10% | 18% | units |
| 8205 90 | Other, including sets of articles of two or more sub-headings of this heading | 10% | 18% | units |
Importing into India
Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 17 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: 17 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 18%.
- Until 21 September 2025 18%.
- Change: Unchanged.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 365 | 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 | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 18% | 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) |
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.
Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.7% | — |
Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 19 Oct 2026.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items
- Free: 17 tariff items
China: the same goods (8205)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 13 in force and 3 expired under 8205. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8205.10.00.00 | Hand-operated drilling or tapping tools手工钻孔或攻丝工具 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8205.20.00.00 | Hand hammers手工锤子 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8205.30.00.00 | Planes, chisels and similar cutting tools for working wood木工用刨子、凿子及类似切削工具 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8205.40.00.10 | Screwdrivers specially designed for superplastic forming/diffusion bonding of titanium, aluminium and their alloys for the manufacture of aircraft or spacecraft structural components, aero-engines or space engines or specially designed components therefor为制造航空器结构件或航天器结构件、航空发动机或航天发动机或为上述物项专门设计的部件而专门设计用于钛、铝及其合金超塑成形/扩散连接的螺丝刀 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8205.40.00.90 | Other screwdrivers其他螺丝刀 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8205.51.00.00 | Other hand tools for household use其他家用手工工具 | 7%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 7% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8205.59.00.00 | Other hand tools其他手工工具 | 5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8205.60.00.00 | Blowlamps喷灯 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8205.70.00.00 | Vices, clamps and the like台钳、夹钳及类似品 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 8205.90.00.10 | Hand tools specially designed for superplastic forming/diffusion bonding of titanium, aluminium or their alloys for the manufacture of aircraft or spacecraft structural components, aero-engines or space engines or specially designed components therefor为制造航空器结构件或航天器结构件、航空发动机或航天发动机或为上述物项专门设计的部件而专门设计用于钛、铝及其合金超塑成形/扩散连接的手工工具 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8205.90.00.20 | Precision casting intermediate products specially designed for manufacturing gas turbine engine/gas turbine blades, guide vanes, casings and other turbine configuration components专门设计用于制造燃气涡轮发动机/燃气轮机叶片、导向器、机匣等涡轮构型部件的精密铸造中间产品 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8205.90.00.30 | Hand tools specially designed for solid state bonding of discs of superalloys, titanium alloys or intermetallic compounds for gas turbine engines专门设计用于燃气涡轮发动机/燃气轮机的高温合金、钛合金或金属间化合物等材料的盘片固态连接所需的手工工具 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | 3 |
| 8205.90.00.90 | Other, including sets of articles composed of two or more of the subheadings of heading 8205其他,包括由税目8205项下两个或多个子目所列物品组成的成套货品 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
- India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
- The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.
China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.
Nearby codes
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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
- GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 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
- India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
- China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 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.