# HS code 8214.10: Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor

> HS code 8214.10 covers paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor. It sits in heading 82.14 (other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal). Other goods of heading 82.14 are classified under 8214.20 (manicure or pedicure sets or instruments (including nail files)) and 8214.90 (other). National tariff lines under 8214.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/821410
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 82](https://border.bot/hs-codes/82) / [82.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8214) / [8214.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/821410)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8214.10
- Covers: Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor
- Heading: [82.14: Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8214)
- 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/821410)

## What this code covers

HS code 8214.10 covers paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor.

The legal text of the subheading is “Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 82.14 are classified under 8214.20 (manicure or pedicure sets or instruments (including nail files)) and 8214.90 (other).

- [8214.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/821420) Manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)
- [8214.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/821490) Other

## How it is structured

8214.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 82, are the chapter; the first four, 8214, are heading 82.14; 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 82.14: Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)
- Subheading 8214.10: Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8214.10 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/821410): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8213.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/821300) Scissors, tailors' shears and similar shears, and blades therefor
- Next subheading: [8214.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/821420) Manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8214.10 cover?

HS code 8214.10 covers paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8214.10 in?

HS code 8214.10 is in heading 82.14 (other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paper knives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files)) in chapter 82 (tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal).

### Where are goods of heading 82.14 classified when 8214.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 82.14 are classified under 8214.20 (manicure or pedicure sets or instruments (including nail files)) and 8214.90 (other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8214.10?

National tariff lines under 8214.10 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/821410.json