HS code 8203: Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers
Heading 8203 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 82, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
8203Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal-cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools
Place in the nomenclature: 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal > 8203
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Files, rasps, pliers, incl. cutting pliers, pincers and tweezers for non-medical use, metal-cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools, of base metal
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 4
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 4
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 8203
- 8203 10Files, rasps and similar tools
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Files, rasps and similar hand tools of base metal
- 8203 10 00 Files, rasps and similar tools
- 8203 20Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Pliers, incl. cutting pliers, pincers and tweezers for non-medical use and similar hand tools, of base metal
- 8203 20 00 Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools
- 8203 30Metal-cutting shears and similar tools
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Metal-cutting shears and similar hand tools, of base metal
- 8203 30 00 Metal-cutting shears and similar tools
- 8203 40Pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar tools
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools, of base metal
- 8203 40 00 Pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar tools
The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.