# HS code 8201.10: Spades and shovels

> HS code 8201.10 covers spades and shovels. It sits in heading 82.01 (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) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal). Other goods of heading 82.01 are classified under 8201.30 (mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes), 8201.40 (axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools), 8201.50 (secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears (including poultry shears)), 8201.60 (hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears or similar two-handed shears) and 1 other. National tariff lines under 8201.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/820110
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 82](https://border.bot/hs-codes/82) / [82.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8201) / [8201.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820110)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8201.10
- Covers: Spades and shovels
- Heading: [82.01: 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8201)
- Chapter: [82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal](https://border.bot/hs-codes/82)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/820110)

## What this code covers

HS code 8201.10 covers spades and shovels.

The legal text of the subheading is “Spades and shovels”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 82.01 are classified under 8201.30 (mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes), 8201.40 (axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools), 8201.50 (secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears (including poultry shears)), 8201.60 (hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears or similar two-handed shears) and 1 other.

- [8201.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820130) Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes
- [8201.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820140) Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools
- [8201.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820150) Secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears (including poultry shears)
- [8201.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820160) Hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears
- [8201.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820190) Other hand tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry

## How it is structured

8201.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 82, are the chapter; the first four, 8201, are heading 82.01; the last two, 10, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
- Heading 82.01: 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
- Subheading 8201.10: Spades and shovels

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8201.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/820110): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8113.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/811300) Cermets and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- Next subheading: [8201.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820130) Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8201.10 cover?

HS code 8201.10 covers spades and shovels.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8201.10 in?

HS code 8201.10 is in heading 82.01 (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) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal).

### Where are goods of heading 82.01 classified when 8201.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 82.01 are classified under 8201.30 (mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes), 8201.40 (axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools), 8201.50 (secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears (including poultry shears)), 8201.60 (hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears or similar two-handed shears) and 1 other.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8201.10?

National tariff lines under 8201.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/820110.json