Chapter 82 — Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal 4-digit heading

82.12 Razors and razor blades; (including razor blade blanks in strips)

One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.

Section XV, Base Metals — iron, steel, copper, aluminium, other base metals and articles thereof.

  1. 82 Chapter Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal
  2. 12 Heading Razors and razor blades; (including razor blade blanks in strips)
  3. —— Subheading Pick one of the 3 six-digit codes below

Chapter 82 covers tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal: hand tools, kitchen cutlery and similar metal implements, classified largely by function rather than the specific metal used. Classification tip: Knives and cutlery sometimes trigger destination-specific import controls or age-restricted sale rules (particularly folding/locking blades) that sit outside the HS tariff itself, so check local weapon-adjacent regulations for bladed items.

All of chapter 82

The 3 six-digit codes under 82.12

One of these is the number you declare.

Other headings in chapter 82

82.01 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 82.02 Tools, hand; saws and blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades) 82.03 Tools, hand; files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar 82.04 Tools, hand; hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches), interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles 82.05 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 82.06 Tools, hand; two or more of heading no. 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale 82.07 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 82.08 Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances 82.09 Tools; plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermets 82.10 Tools; hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10kg or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink 82.11 Knives; with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading no. 8208, and blades therefore 82.13 Scissors; tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefore 82.14 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) 82.15 Cutlery; spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware

The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.

Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.

Shipping goods under 82.12? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.

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82.12 FAQ

Heading 82.12 covers razors and razor blades; (including razor blade blanks in strips). It is part of chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal), and it is subdivided into 3 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.

Pick one of the 3 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.

The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XV and to chapter 82. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.

A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.

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