# HS code 8203.30: Metal cutting shears and similar tools

> HS code 8203.30 covers metal cutting shears and similar tools. It sits in heading 82.03 (files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal). Other goods of heading 82.03 are classified under 8203.10 (files, rasps and similar tools), 8203.20 (pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools) and 8203.40 (pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches or similar tools). National tariff lines under 8203.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/820330
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 82](https://border.bot/hs-codes/82) / [82.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8203) / [8203.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820330)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8203.30
- Covers: Metal cutting shears and similar tools
- Heading: [82.03: Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8203)
- 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/820330)

## What this code covers

HS code 8203.30 covers metal cutting shears and similar tools.

The legal text of the subheading is “Metal cutting shears and similar tools”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 82.03 are classified under 8203.10 (files, rasps and similar tools), 8203.20 (pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools) and 8203.40 (pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches or similar tools).

- [8203.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820310) Files, rasps and similar tools
- [8203.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820320) Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools
- [8203.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820340) Pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar tools

## How it is structured

8203.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 82, are the chapter; the first four, 8203, are heading 82.03; the last two, 30, 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 82.03: Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools
- Subheading 8203.30: Metal cutting shears and similar tools

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8203.30 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/820330): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8203.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820320) Pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools
- Next subheading: [8203.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820340) Pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar tools

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8203.30 cover?

HS code 8203.30 covers metal cutting shears and similar tools.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8203.30 in?

HS code 8203.30 is in heading 82.03 (files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal).

### Where are goods of heading 82.03 classified when 8203.30 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 82.03 are classified under 8203.10 (files, rasps and similar tools), 8203.20 (pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools) and 8203.40 (pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches or similar tools).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8203.30?

National tariff lines under 8203.30 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/820330.json