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HSN 82034-Digit Heading

HSN 8203: Files – GST Rate

HSN 8203 covers files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe- cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools. GST on HSN 8203 is 18% (rates effective 22 September 2025). This heading has 5 tariff items, for example 8203 10 00, 8203 20 00 and 8203 30 00.

Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal

GST rates as per CBIC Notifications 09/2025 and 10/2025 (Central Tax - Rate), effective 22 September 2025. Last updated: October 2026. Always verify on the official GST portal before filing.

GST Rates for Heading 8203

18%CGST 9% + SGST 9% / IGST 18%

Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools

Reference: Schedule II, S. No. 363 (Spec: 8203)

Sub-Headings & Tariff Items Under 8203

Showing 9 sub-classification codes with complete hierarchy descriptions.

8203106-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal > Files, Rasps, Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe- Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Hand Tools > Files, Rasps And Similar Tools

820310008-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal > Files, Rasps, Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe- Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Hand Tools > Files, Rasps And Similar Tools > Files, Rasps And Similar Tools

8203206-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal > Files, Rasps, Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe- Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Hand Tools > Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers And Similar Tools

820320008-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal > Files, Rasps, Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe- Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Hand Tools > Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers And Similar Tools > Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers And Similar Tools

8203306-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal > Files, Rasps, Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe- Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Hand Tools > Metal Cutting Shears And Similar Tools

820330008-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal > Files, Rasps, Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe- Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Hand Tools > Metal Cutting Shears And Similar Tools > Metal Cutting Shears And Similar Tools

8203406-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal > Files, Rasps, Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe- Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Hand Tools > Pipe-Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Tools :

820340108-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal > Files, Rasps, Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe- Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Hand Tools > Pipe-Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Tools : > Perforating Punches And Pipe Cutters

820340908-Digit Tariff Item

Chain: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal > Files, Rasps, Pliers (Including Cutting Pliers), Pincers, Tweezers, Metal Cutting Shears, Pipe- Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Hand Tools > Pipe-Cutters, Bolt Croppers, Perforating Punches And Similar Tools : > Other

Other Headings in Chapter 82

HSN 8201
Hand 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.
HSN 8202
Hand Saws; Blades For Saws Of All Kinds (Including Slitting, Slotting Or Toothless Saw Blades)
HSN 8204
Hand-Operated Spanners And Wrenches (Including Torque Meter Wrenches But Not Including Tap Wrenches), Interchangeable Spanner Sockets, With Or Without Handles
HSN 8205
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
HSN 8206
Tools Of Two Or More Of The Headings 8202 To 8205, Put Up In Sets For Retail Sale
HSN 8207
Interchangeable 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
HSN 8208
Knives And Cutting Blades, For Machines Or For Mechanical Appliances
HSN 8209
Plates, Sticks, Tips And The Like For Tools, Unmounted, Of Cermets
HSN 8210
Hand-Operated Mechanical Appliances, Weighing 10 Kg. Or Less, Used In The Preparation, Conditioning Or Serving Of Food Or Drink
HSN 8211
Knives With Cutting Blades, Serrated Or Not (Including Pruning Knives), Other Than Knives Of Heading 8208, And Blades Therefor
HSN 8212
Razors And Razor Blades (Including Razor Blade Blanks In Strips)
HSN 8213
Scissors, Tailors' Shears And Similar Shears, And Blades Therefor
HSN 8214
Other 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)
HSN 8215
Spoons, Forks, Ladles, Skimmers, Cake-Servers, Fish-Knives, Butter-Knives, Sugar Tongs And Similar Kitchen Or Tableware
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