# HS code 8205.40: Screwdrivers

> HS code 8205.40 covers screwdrivers. It sits in heading 82.05 (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) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal). Other goods of heading 82.05 are classified under 8205.10 (drilling, threading or tapping tools), 8205.20 (hammers and sledge hammers), 8205.30 (planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood), 8205.51 (other hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), household tools) or 4 others.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820540
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 82](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/82) / [82.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8205) / [8205.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820540)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8205.40
- Covers: Screwdrivers
- Heading: [82.05: 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](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8205)
- 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 8205.40 covers screwdrivers.

The legal text of the subheading is “Screwdrivers”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 82.05 are classified under 8205.10 (drilling, threading or tapping tools), 8205.20 (hammers and sledge hammers), 8205.30 (planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood), 8205.51 (other hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), household tools) or 4 others.

- [8205.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820510) Drilling, threading or tapping tools
- [8205.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820520) Hammers and sledge hammers
- [8205.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820530) Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood
- [8205.51](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820551) Other hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds): Household tools
- [8205.59](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820559) Other hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds): Other
- [8205.60](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820560) Blow lamps
- [8205.70](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820570) Vices, clamps and the like
- [8205.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820590) Other, including sets of articles of two or more of subheadings of this heading

## How it is structured

8205.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 82, are the chapter; the first four, 8205, are heading 82.05; the last two, 40, 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 82.05: 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
- Subheading 8205.40: Screwdrivers

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8205.40 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8205.40 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8205.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820530) Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood
- Next subheading: [8205.51](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/820551) Other hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds): Household tools

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8205.40 cover?

HS code 8205.40 covers screwdrivers.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8205.40 in?

HS code 8205.40 is in heading 82.05 (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) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal).

### Where are goods of heading 82.05 classified when 8205.40 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 82.05 are classified under 8205.10 (drilling, threading or tapping tools), 8205.20 (hammers and sledge hammers), 8205.30 (planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood), 8205.51 (other hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), household tools) or 4 others.

## 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/820540.json

## Common products under 8205.40

- [Screwdrivers](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/for/screwdrivers): HS 8205.40