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HS 82.13 Heading · Base Metals & Articles

Scissors; tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefore

HS heading 82.13 covers Scissors; tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefore. Within Chapter 82 it splits into 1 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.

India exports 2024
$821K
Share of Chapter 82
0.1%
Rank in its chapter
#15 of 15

Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.

Sourcing this category from India

HS 82.13 covers scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears. India exports household, tailoring and industrial scissors and shears from its cutlery and hand-tool clusters.

How to read this code

82.13 is the four-digit HS heading for scissors. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many base metals & articles lines — check our import guides for your market.

Subheadings under HS 82.13

The Harmonised System breaks Scissors; tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefore into these 1 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.

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Top destinations for Chapter 82 exports

India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.

#1 USA $299.3M
#2 Netherlands $86M
#3 United Arab Emirates $61.7M
#4 Germany $60.8M
#5 United Kingdom $43.8M

Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.

More codes in Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal

Jump to the other headings classified under 82 — hover a code for its description.

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Last updated 28 Jun 2026 Figures are indicative sourcing benchmarks compiled from exporter quotes, India trade-scheme notifications and public customs tariffs. Confirm live pricing and HS classification before contracting.
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