HS heading 82.11: Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor
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Key facts
- Heading
- 82.11
- Description
- Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor
- Chapter
- 82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
- Subheadings
- 6
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS heading 82.11 covers knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor. It is in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal). It is split into 6 subheadings: 8211.10 (sets of assorted articles), 8211.91 (other, table knives having fixed blades), 8211.92 (other, other knives having fixed blades), 8211.93 (other, knives having other than fixed blades), 8211.94 (other, blades) and 8211.95 (other, handles of base metal).
What this code covers
HS heading 82.11 covers knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor.
It is split into 6 subheadings: 8211.10 (sets of assorted articles), 8211.91 (other, table knives having fixed blades), 8211.92 (other, other knives having fixed blades), 8211.93 (other, knives having other than fixed blades), 8211.94 (other, blades) and 8211.95 (other, handles of base metal).
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of chapter 82 are classified in its other 14 headings, listed below.
- 82.01Hand tools, the following: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks 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
- 82.02Hand saws; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades)
- 82.03Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools
- 82.04Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles
- 82.05Hand 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
- 82.06Tools of two or more of the headings 82.02 to 82.05, put up in sets for retail sale
- 82.07Interchangeable 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
- 82.08Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances
- 82.09Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets
- 82.10Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10kg or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink
- 82.12Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips)
- 82.13Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor
- 82.14Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)
- 82.15Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter- knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware
How it is structured
Heading 82.11 is one of 15 headings in chapter 82. Its first two digits, 82, are the chapter; the next two, 11, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (8211.10, 8211.91, 8211.92).
In other countries
No national tariff lines under heading 82.11 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS heading 82.11 cover?
HS heading 82.11 covers knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor.
Which chapter is HS heading 82.11 in?
HS heading 82.11 is in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal).
How many subheadings does HS heading 82.11 have?
HS heading 82.11 has 6 subheadings: 8211.10 (sets of assorted articles), 8211.91 (other, table knives having fixed blades), 8211.92 (other, other knives having fixed blades), 8211.93 (other, knives having other than fixed blades), 8211.94 (other, blades) and 8211.95 (other, handles of base metal).
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.
Common products under 82.11
Product pages that list this code, with the codes each product usually falls under.
- Kitchen knivesHS 8211.92