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Chapter 82 of the HSN tariff covers Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal. It has 15 headings (4-digit codes) and 98 tariff items (8-digit codes), each with its GST rate today. Tap a code to open it in the BooksOn HSN app with its conditions and the CBIC notification entry.
GST rate column: the rates in force on 26 October 2026 (IGST; CGST and SGST are half each). Where a code shows two or more rates, the rate depends on the goods (price, packing, buyer or use): open the code in the app or the GST Rate Finder to see which one fits. Reference only: confirm the rate in the CBIC notification.
Headings in this chapter
8201Hand tools, the following: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes…8202Hand saws; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw…8203Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting…8204Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including…8205Hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), not elsewhere specified or included, blow…8206Tools of two or more of the headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale8207Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for…8208Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances8209Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets8210Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg. or less, used in the preparation…8211Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than…8212Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips)8213Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor8214Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers…8215Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs…
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.
GST: Nil
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
820110 | Spades and shovels | Nil |
82011000 | Spades and shovels | Nil |
820130 | Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes | Nil |
82013000 | Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes | Nil |
820140 | Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools | Nil |
82014000 | Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools | Nil |
820150 | Secateurs and similar onehanded pruners and shears (including poultry shears) | Nil |
82015000 | Secateurs and similar onehanded pruners and shears (including poultry shears) | Nil |
820160 | Hedge shears, twohanded pruning shears and similar two-handed shears | Nil |
82016000 | Hedge shears, twohanded pruning shears and similar two-handed shears | Nil |
820190 | Other hand tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry | Nil |
82019000 | Other hand tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry | Nil |
8202 Hand saws; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades)
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
820210 | Hand saws | 18% |
82021010 | Metal working hand saws | 18% |
82021020 | Wood working and similar hand saws | 18% |
82021090 | Other | 18% |
820220 | Band saw blades | 18% |
82022000 | Band saw blades | 18% |
820231 | With working part of steel | 18% |
82023100 | With working part of steel | 18% |
820239 | Other, including parts | 18% |
82023900 | Other, including parts | 18% |
820240 | Chain saw blades | 18% |
82024000 | Chain saw blades | 18% |
820291 | Straight saw blades, for working metal | 18% |
82029110 | Machine operated | 18% |
82029120 | Hand operated | 18% |
820299 | Other | 18% |
82029910 | Hacksaw frames | 18% |
82029990 | Other | 18% |
8203 Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe- cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
820310 | Files, rasps and similar tools | 18% |
82031000 | Files, rasps and similar tools | 18% |
820320 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools | 18% |
82032000 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools | 18% |
820330 | Metal cutting shears and similar tools | 18% |
82033000 | Metal cutting shears and similar tools | 18% |
820340 | Pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar tools | 18% |
82034010 | Perforating punches and pipe cutters | 18% |
82034090 | Other | 18% |
8204 Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches), interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
820411 | Non-adjustable | 18% |
82041110 | Spanners | 18% |
82041120 | Wrenches | 18% |
820412 | Adjustable | 18% |
82041210 | Spanners | 18% |
82041220 | Wrenches | 18% |
820420 | Interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles | 18% |
82042000 | Interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles | 18% |
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
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
820510 | Drilling, threading or tapping tools | 18% |
82051000 | Drilling, threading or tapping tools | 18% |
820520 | Hammers and sledge hammers | 18% |
82052000 | Hammers and sledge hammers | 18% |
820530 | Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood | 18% |
82053000 | Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood | 18% |
820540 | Screwdrivers | 18% |
82054000 | Screwdrivers | 18% |
820551 | Household tools | 18% |
82055110 | Can or cork openers | 18% |
82055190 | Other | 18% |
820559 | Other | 18% |
82055910 | Grease guns (excluding compressed air type) | 18% |
82055920 | Metal working hand tools | 18% |
82055930 | Hand tools for specified uses, such as watch making tools, goldsmith tools | 18% |
82055940 | Forks other than those of headings 8201 and 8214 | 18% |
82055990 | Other | 18% |
820560 | Blow lamps | 18% |
82056000 | Blow lamps | 18% |
820570 | Vices, clamps and the like | 18% |
82057000 | Vices, clamps and the like | 18% |
820580 | Anvils; portable forges; hand or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks | 18% |
820590 | Other, including sets of articles of two or more sub-headings of this heading | 18% |
82059010 | Anvils and portable forges | 18% |
82059020 | Grinding wheels with frame, hand or pedal operated | 18% |
82059030 | Sets of articles of two or more of the foregoing sub-headings | 18% |
82059090 | Other | 18% |
8206 Tools of two or more of the headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
820600 | Tools of two or more of the headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale | 18% |
82060010 | Garage tools in sets | 18% |
82060090 | Other | 18% |
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
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
820713 | With working part of cermets | 18% |
82071300 | With working part of cermets | 18% |
820719 | Other, including parts | 18% |
82071900 | Other, including parts | 18% |
820720 | Dies for drawing or extruding metal | 18% |
82072000 | Dies for drawing or extruding metal | 18% |
820730 | Tools for pressing, stamping or punching | 18% |
82073000 | Tools for pressing, stamping or punching | 18% |
820740 | Tools for tapping or threading | 18% |
82074010 | Chasers | 18% |
82074090 | Other | 18% |
820750 | Tools for drilling, other than for rock drilling | 18% |
82075000 | Tools for drilling, other than for rock drilling | 18% |
820760 | Tools for boring or broaching | 18% |
82076010 | Reamers | 18% |
82076090 | Other | 18% |
820770 | Tools for milling | 18% |
82077010 | Cutters | 18% |
82077090 | Other | 18% |
820780 | Tools for turning | 18% |
82078000 | Tools for turning | 18% |
820790 | Other interchangeable tools | 18% |
82079010 | For metal working hand tools | 18% |
82079020 | For wood working hand tools | 18% |
82079030 | Lathe tools and tool belts | 18% |
82079090 | Other | 18% |
8208 Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
820810 | For metal working | 18% |
82081000 | For metal working | 18% |
820820 | For wood working | 18% |
82082000 | For wood working | 18% |
820830 | For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry | 18% |
82083000 | For kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry | 18% |
820840 | For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines | 18% |
82084000 | For agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines | 18% |
820890 | Other | 18% |
82089010 | Knives and cutting blades for paper cutting machines | 18% |
82089020 | Bell skiving knives | 18% |
82089030 | Band knives for splitting machine | 18% |
82089040 | Cutting and clicking dies | 18% |
82089090 | Other | 18% |
8209 Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
820900 | Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets | 18% |
82090010 | Tungsten carbide tips | 18% |
82090090 | Other | 18% |
8210 Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg. or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
821000 | Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg. or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink | 18% |
82100000 | Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg. or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink | 18% |
8211 Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades therefor
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
821110 | Sets of assorted articles | 18% |
82111000 | Sets of assorted articles | 18% |
821191 | Table knives having fixed blades | 18% |
82119100 | Table knives having fixed blades | 18% |
821192 | Other knives having fixed blades | 18% |
82119200 | Other knives having fixed blades | 18% |
821193 | Knives having other than fixed blades | 18% |
82119310 | Pocket knives | 18% |
82119390 | Other | 18% |
821194 | Blades | 18% |
82119400 | Blades | 18% |
821195 | Handles of base metal | 18% |
82119500 | Handles of base metal | 18% |
8212 Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips)
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
821210 | Razors | 18% |
82121010 | Twin type shaving | 18% |
82121090 | Other | 18% |
821220 | Safety razor blades, including razor blade blanks in strips | 18% |
82122011 | Disposable catridge blades | 18% |
82122019 | Other | 18% |
82122020 | Safety razor blade blanks, in strips | 18% |
821290 | Other parts | 18% |
82129000 | Other parts | 18% |
8213 Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
821300 | Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor | 18% |
82130000 | Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor | 18% |
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)
GST: Nil or 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
821410 | Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor | Nil or 18% |
82141010 | Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners | Nil |
82141090 | Blades | Nil or 18% |
821420 | Manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files) | Nil or 18% |
82142010 | Nail cutters | 18% |
82142090 | Other | 18% |
821490 | Other | Nil or 18% |
82149010 | Handles of cutlery of base metal | 18% |
82149090 | Other | 18% |
8215 Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware
GST: 18%
| HSN code | Description | GST rate |
|---|---|---|
821510 | Sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal | 18% |
82151000 | Sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal | 18% |
821520 | Other sets of assorted articles | 18% |
82152000 | Other sets of assorted articles | 18% |
821591 | Plated with precious metal | 18% |
82159100 | Plated with precious metal | 18% |
821599 | Other | 18% |
82159900 | Other | 18% |
Codes and descriptions from the BooksOn HSN dataset (version 7, 2026-10-19), compiled from the Customs Tariff and CBIC notifications. Reference only; see Sources & disclaimer.

