# HS code 8204.12: Hand-operated spanners and wrenches, adjustable

> HS code 8204.12 covers hand-operated spanners and wrenches, adjustable. It sits in heading 82.04 (hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal). Other goods of heading 82.04 are classified under 8204.11 (hand-operated spanners and wrenches, non-adjustable) and 8204.20 (interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles). National tariff lines under 8204.12 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/820412
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 82](https://border.bot/hs-codes/82) / [82.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8204) / [8204.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820412)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8204.12
- Covers: Hand-operated spanners and wrenches, adjustable
- Heading: [82.04: Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8204)
- 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/820412)

## What this code covers

HS code 8204.12 covers hand-operated spanners and wrenches, adjustable.

The legal text of the subheading is “Hand-operated spanners and wrenches: Adjustable”, read under “Hand-operated spanners and wrenches”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 82.04 are classified under 8204.11 (hand-operated spanners and wrenches, non-adjustable) and 8204.20 (interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles).

- [8204.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820411) Hand-operated spanners and wrenches: Non-adjustable
- [8204.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820420) Interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles

## How it is structured

8204.12 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 82, are the chapter; the first four, 8204, are heading 82.04; the last two, 12, 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 82.04: Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles
- Within the heading: Hand-operated spanners and wrenches
- Subheading 8204.12: Adjustable

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8204.12 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/820412): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8204.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820411) Hand-operated spanners and wrenches: Non-adjustable
- Next subheading: [8204.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/820420) Interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8204.12 cover?

HS code 8204.12 covers hand-operated spanners and wrenches, adjustable.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8204.12 in?

HS code 8204.12 is in heading 82.04 (hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal).

### Where are goods of heading 82.04 classified when 8204.12 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 82.04 are classified under 8204.11 (hand-operated spanners and wrenches, non-adjustable) and 8204.20 (interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8204.12?

National tariff lines under 8204.12 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/820412.json