HS code 8203.20: Pliers
HS code 8203.20 covers: Tools, hand; pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools. It is a subheading of heading 8203, in chapter 82.
Where 8203.20 sits in the tariff
The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. Countries and regions add their own digits after them.
Chapter
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal
Heading
8203Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal-cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools
Subheading
8203.20 Tools, hand; pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools
Other subheadings under heading 8203
- 8203.10Tools, hand; files, rasps and similar tools
- 8203.20Tools, hand; pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar toolsThis page
- 8203.30Tools, hand; metal cutting shears and similar tools
- 8203.40Tools, hand; pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar tools
How tariffs divide 8203.20 further
National and regional tariffs add digits after the six shared ones, splitting this subheading into more specific lines. The tables list every line we hold for 8203.20 in this language, in each publisher's own wording.
| Tariff | Applies in | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8) | European Union | 1 |
| US Harmonized Tariff Schedule | United States | 5 |
| UK Global Tariff commodity codes | United Kingdom | 1 |
| India ITC-HS (8-digit) | India | 1 |
| GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit) | Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule | 5 |
| EAC Common External Tariff | East African Community | 1 |
| Brazil NCM | Brazil and Mercosur | 2 |
| Turkey GTIP | Türkiye | 3 |
| Egypt customs tariff (10-digit) | Egypt | 1 |
| ECOWAS Common External Tariff | West Africa | 1 |
| Lines in total | 21 | |
EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)
European Union — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8203 20 00 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools |
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule
United States — 5 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8203 20 20 00 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof – Tweezers |
| 8203 20 40 00 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof – Other – Slip joint pliers |
| 8203 20 60 30 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof – Other – Other (except parts) – Pliers |
| 8203 20 60 60 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof – Other – Other (except parts) – Other |
| 8203 20 80 00 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools, and parts thereof – Other – Parts |
UK Global Tariff commodity codes
United Kingdom — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8203 20 00 00 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools |
India ITC-HS (8-digit)
India — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8203 20 00 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools |
GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)
Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule — 5 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8203 20 00 00 01 | Pliers (inlcuding cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers & similar base metal hand tools. - Pincers |
| 8203 20 00 00 02 | Pliers (inlcuding cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers & similar base metal hand tools. - Pliers |
| 8203 20 00 00 03 | Pliers (inlcuding cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers & similar base metal hand tools. - cutting pliers |
| 8203 20 00 00 04 | Pliers (inlcuding cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers & similar base metal hand tools. - Tweezers |
| 8203 20 00 99 99 | Pliers (inlcuding cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers & similar base metal hand tools. - Other |
EAC Common External Tariff
East African Community — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8203 20 00 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar |
Brazil NCM
Brazil and Mercosur — 2 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8203 20 10 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools – Pliers (including cutting pliers) |
| 8203 20 90 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools – Other |
Turkey GTIP
Türkiye — 3 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8203 20 00 00 11 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools: – Pliers |
| 8203 20 00 00 12 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools: – Pliers |
| 8203 20 00 00 19 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools: – Other |
Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)
Egypt — 1 line
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8203 20 00 00 | Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools. |
ECOWAS Common External Tariff
West Africa — 1 line
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8203 20 00 00 | Pincers (including cutting pliers), tweezers and similar tools |
Descriptions are shown for reference in the publishers' own wording. They are not the official legal text. See all data sources.
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