# Customs tariff code 82: TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL

> Customs tariff code 82 covers TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL. TARIC holds no third-country duty rate of its own for this code; the rate follows from the declarable commodity code beneath it.

- Source: https://www.zolltarif-finder.de/en/customs-code/82
- Reference data as at: 2026-10-10
- Customs code: 82
- Third-country duty: none at this level
- Declarable: no

## Duty rates and preferences

| Origin | Rate | Basis |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Faroe Islands | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Melilla | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Occupied palestinian Territory | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| San Marino | 0 % | Customs Union Duty |
| Türkiye | 0 % | Customs Union Duty |
| Andorra | 0 % | Customs Union Duty |
| EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and… | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries… | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Moldova, Republic of | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Ecuador | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | 0 % | Tariff preference |

## Compliance regimes

- Export licensing applies

## Notes that govern this classification

### Kapitel 82

1. Außer Lötlampen, tragbaren Feldschmieden, Schleifsteine mit Gestell, Zusammenstellungen für die Hand- oder Fußpflege und Waren der Position 8209 erfasst Kapitel 82 nur Waren mit Klinge oder arbeitendem Teil: a) aus unedlem Metall (RV E8201A00); b) aus Metallcarbiden oder aus Cermets (RV E8201B00); c) aus Edelsteinen oder Schmucksteinen (natürlichen, synthetischen oder rekonstituierten), auf einem Träger aus unedlem Metall, Metallcarbid oder Cermet (RV E8201C00); d) aus Schleifstoffen auf einem Träger aus unedlem Metall, sofern es sich um Werkzeuge handelt, deren Zähne, Schneiden oder andere trennende oder schneidende Teile auch nach Aufbringen von Schleifstoffen ihre eigentliche Funktion beibehalten (RV E8201D00). 2. …

### Abschnitt XV

1. Zu Abschnitt XV gehören nicht: a) Farben und Tinten, auf der Grundlage von Metallpulver oder Metallflitter, sowie Prägefolien (Positionen 3207 bis 3210, 3212, 3213 oder 3215) (RV C1501A00); b) Cer-Eisen und andere Zündmetall-Legierungen (Position 3606) (RV C1501B00); c) Kopfbedeckungen und Teile davon, aus Metall, der Position 6506 oder 6507 (RV C1501C00); d) Schirmgestelle und andere Waren der Position 6603 (RV C1501D00); e) Waren des Kapitels 71 (z. B. …

## Subdivisions of this code

- 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
- 8202 Handsaws; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades)
- 8203 Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal-cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools
- 8204 Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles
- 8205 Hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), not elsewhere specified or included; blowlamps; 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
- 8206 Tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale
- 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
- 8208 Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances
- 8209 Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets
- 8210 Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink
- 8211 Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades therefor
- 8212 Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips)
- 8213 Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor
- 8214 Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paperknives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)
- 8215 Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware

## Frequently asked questions

### What does customs tariff code 82 cover?

Code 82 covers TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL. Classification turns on the material, function, and intended use of the goods, not on their trade name.

### What is the duty rate for 82?

TARIC holds no third-country rate of its own for 82. The rate follows from the declarable commodity code beneath it.

### How many digits does 82 have?

82 has two digits and identifies a Harmonised System chapter. A German import declaration requires the eleven-digit commodity code.

### Is there binding tariff information for 82?

The EBTI database currently holds no valid decisions on 82. Comparable cases are found through the parent heading instead.

### What happens if the customs tariff code is wrong?

An incorrect code leads to post-clearance recovery of duty and import VAT, delays at clearance, and a penalty where it repeats. A classification with documented reasoning can be defended in an audit.

### Does customs tariff code 82 change?

82 is currently valid. The Combined Nomenclature is amended every 1 January, so master data should be checked against the current tariff annually.

Published by TC21 Ventures GmbH, Berlin. Derived from the Combined Nomenclature, TARIC, and the EBTI database. When citing, please link https://www.zolltarif-finder.de/en/customs-code/82.