Chapter 82 · Section XV

Tools, cutlery & implements of base metal

Base metals & articles thereof

Chapter 82 at a glance

HS chapter
82
Section
XV — Base metals & articles thereof
Tariff headings
15 (64 subheadings)
General customs duty
20% – 30%
Import VAT
15% on the added tax value (ATV)
Products listed
4

As at 2026-08-06. Source: SARS Tariff Book, Schedule 1 Part 1.

HS Chapter 82 covers tools, cutlery & implements of base metal. Every tariff heading in the chapter is listed below, with its subheadings. Headings we have researched carry a duty page link showing the South African customs duty, a worked landed-cost example and any anti-dumping or ITAC permit exposure.

Duty pages in this chapter

8205.40 Hand tools (screwdrivers, spanners & wrenches) 20% duty + 15% VAT 8211.92 Knives with fixed blades 30% duty + 15% VAT 8215.20 Cutlery sets (spoons, forks & knives) 30% duty + 15% VAT 8215.99 Cutlery (spoons, forks, ladles & similar) 30% duty + 15% VAT

All 15 tariff headings in Chapter 82

Harmonised System HS 2022 nomenclature — the same headings and subheadings the SARS Tariff Book is built on. South Africa classifies to 8 digits, so confirm the last two digits of your line in the Tariff Book before you clear.

8201 Tools, hand; spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks, rakes; axes, bill hooks etc; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools used in agriculture, horticulture, forestry
  • 8201.10 Tools, hand; spades and shovels
  • 8201.30 Tools, hand; mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes
  • 8201.40 Tools, hand; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools, of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry
  • 8201.50 Tools, hand; one-handed secateurs (including poultry shears)
  • 8201.60 Tools, hand; hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears
  • 8201.90 Tools, hand; forks, scythes, sickles, hay knives, timber wedges, and other hand tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry n.e.c. in heading 8201
8202 Tools, hand; saws and blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades)
  • 8202.10 Tools, hand; hand saws
  • 8202.20 Tools, hand; band saw blades
  • 8202.31 Tools, hand; circular saw blades (including slitting or slotting saw blades), with working part of steel
  • 8202.39 Tools, hand; circular saw blades (including slitting or slotting saw blades), with working part of materials (other than steel)
  • 8202.40 Tools, hand; chain saw blades
  • 8202.91 Tools, hand; straight saw blades, for working metal
  • 8202.99 Tools, hand; saw blades n.e.c. in heading no. 8202
8203 Tools, hand; files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar
  • 8203.10 Tools, hand; files, rasps and similar tools
  • 8203.20 Tools, hand; pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools
  • 8203.30 Tools, hand; metal cutting shears and similar tools
  • 8203.40 Tools, hand; pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar tools
8204 Tools, hand; hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches), interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles
  • 8204.11 Tools, hand; hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches), non-adjustable
  • 8204.12 Tools, hand; hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches), adjustable
  • 8204.20 Tools, hand; interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles
8205 Tools, hand; (including glaziers' diamonds) n.e.c.; blow lamps; vices, clamps etc, 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
  • 8205.10 Tools, hand; drilling, threading or tapping tools
  • 8205.20 Tools, hand; hammers and sledge hammers
  • 8205.30 Tools, hand; planes, chisels, gauges and similar cutting tools for working wood
  • 8205.40 Tools, hand; screwdrivers 20% duty
  • 8205.51 Tools, hand; household tools
  • 8205.59 Tools, hand; other hand tools (including glaziers diamonds), excluding household tools, drilling, threading or tapping tools, hammers and sledge hammers, planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood, and screwdrivers
  • 8205.60 Tools, hand; blow lamps
  • 8205.70 Tools, hand; vices, clamps and the like
  • 8205.90 Tools, hand; n.e.c. in heading 8205, including anvils, portable forges, hand or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks, and sets of articles of two or more of the subheadings in heading 8205
8206 Tools, hand; two or more of heading no. 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale
  • 8206.00 Tools, hand; two or more of heading no. 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale
8207 Tools, interchangeable; for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine tools (pressing, stamping, punching, drilling etc), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools
  • 8207.13 Tools, interchangeable; rock drilling or earth boring tools, with working part of cermets, whether or not power operated
  • 8207.19 Tools, interchangeable; rock drilling or earth boring tools, with working part (other than of cermets), whether or not power operated, including parts
  • 8207.20 Tools, interchangeable; (for machine or hand tools, whether or not power-operated), dies for drawing or extruding metal
  • 8207.30 Tools, interchangeable; (for machine or hand tools, whether or not power-operated), tools for pressing, stamping or punching
  • 8207.40 Tools, interchangeable; (for machine or hand tools, whether or not power-operated), tools for tapping or threading
  • 8207.50 Tools, interchangeable; (for machine or hand tools, whether or not power-operated), tools for drilling (other than rock)
  • 8207.60 Tools, interchangeable; (for machine or hand tools, whether or not power-operated), for boring or broaching
  • 8207.70 Tools, interchangeable; (for machine or hand tools, whether or not power-operated), for milling
  • 8207.80 Tools, interchangeable; (for machine or hand tools, whether or not power-operated), for turning
  • 8207.90 Tools, interchangeable; (for machine or hand tools, whether or not power-operated), for screw-driving or uses n.e.c. in heading no. 8207
8208 Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances
  • 8208.10 Tools; knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, for metal working
  • 8208.20 Tools; knives and cutting blades, for wood working machines or mechanical appliances
  • 8208.30 Tools; knives and cutting blades, for kitchen appliances or for machines used by the food industry
  • 8208.40 Tools; knives and cutting blades, for agricultural, horticultural or forestry machines or mechanical appliances
  • 8208.90 Tools; knives and cutting blades, for machines or mechanical appliances, n.e.c. in heading no. 8208
8209 Tools; plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermets
  • 8209.00 Tools; plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermets
8210 Tools; hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10kg or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink
  • 8210.00 Tools; hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10kg 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 no. 8208, and blades therefore
  • 8211.10 Knives; with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), sets of assorted articles, excluding knives and blades of heading no. 8208
  • 8211.91 Knives; table knives, having fixed cutting blades, serrated or not, excluding knives and blades of heading no. 8208
  • 8211.92 Knives; having fixed cutting blades, (other than table knives), serrated or not, excluding knives and blades of heading no. 8208 30% duty
  • 8211.93 Knives; with cutting blades, (having other than fixed blades), serrated or not, excluding knives and blades of heading no. 8208
  • 8211.94 Blades; cutting, serrated or not, excluding those of heading no. 8208
  • 8211.95 Knives; with handles of base metal
8212 Razors and razor blades; (including razor blade blanks in strips)
  • 8212.10 Razors
  • 8212.20 Razors; safety razor blades, including razor blade blanks in strips
  • 8212.90 Razors; parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8212
8213 Scissors; tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefore
  • 8213.00 Scissors; tailors' shears, similar shears and blades therefore
8214 Cutlery; other articles, (e.g. hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives), manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)
  • 8214.10 Cutlery; paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefore
  • 8214.20 Manicure or pedicure sets and instruments; (including nail files)
  • 8214.90 Cutlery; hair clippers and mincing knives
8215 Cutlery; spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware
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