# HS code 8204.12: Hand-operated spanners and wrenches, adjustable

> HS code 8204.12 covers hand-operated spanners and wrenches, adjustable. It sits in heading 82.04 (hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal). Other goods of heading 82.04 are classified under 8204.11 (hand-operated spanners and wrenches, non-adjustable) and 8204.20 (interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820412
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8204.12
- Covers: Hand-operated spanners and wrenches, adjustable
- Heading: [82.04: Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8204)
- Chapter: [82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/82)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 8204.12 covers hand-operated spanners and wrenches, adjustable.

The legal text of the subheading is “Hand-operated spanners and wrenches: Adjustable”, read under “Hand-operated spanners and wrenches”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 82.04 are classified under 8204.11 (hand-operated spanners and wrenches, non-adjustable) and 8204.20 (interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles).

- [8204.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820411) Hand-operated spanners and wrenches: Non-adjustable
- [8204.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820420) Interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles

## How it is structured

8204.12 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 82, are the chapter; the first four, 8204, are heading 82.04; the last two, 12, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
- Heading 82.04: Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles
- Within the heading: Hand-operated spanners and wrenches
- Subheading 8204.12: Adjustable

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8204.12 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8204.12 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8204.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820411) Hand-operated spanners and wrenches: Non-adjustable
- Next subheading: [8204.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820420) Interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8204.12 cover?

HS code 8204.12 covers hand-operated spanners and wrenches, adjustable.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8204.12 in?

HS code 8204.12 is in heading 82.04 (hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal).

### Where are goods of heading 82.04 classified when 8204.12 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 82.04 are classified under 8204.11 (hand-operated spanners and wrenches, non-adjustable) and 8204.20 (interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820412.json