THE
8205

Heading in chapter 82 — Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal

Hand tools

Hand Tools (including Glaziers’ Diamonds), Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included; Blow Lamps; Vices; Clamps And The Like, Other Than Accessories For And Parts Of, Machine Tools; Anvils; Portable Forges; Hand-or Pedal- Operated Grinding Wheels With Framework

$169MIndia’s exports in 2025
166countries bought from India in 2025
1.1×change since 2013 ($157M)
14%of chapter 82 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. USA
  2. Germany
  3. United Kingdom
  4. United Arab Emirates
  5. France
  6. Australia
  7. Netherlands
  8. Italy
  9. Canada
  10. Russian Federation

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

What's inside 8205

9 codes India exports
8205.59Hand tools — other types$87M in 2025 — 52% of the total8205.20Hammers and sledge hammers$30M in 2025 — 18% of the total8205.70Vices, clamps and the like$23M in 2025 — 13% of the total8205.90Hand tools, n.e.c. in heading 8205, including anvils, portable forges and hand or pedal-operated grinding…$12M in 2025 — 7% of the total8205.30Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood$10M in 2025 — 6% of the total8205.51Household tools$2.4M in 2025 — 1% of the total8205.10Drilling, threading or tapping tools$2.1M in 2025 — 1% of the total8205.40Screwdrivers$1.8M in 2025 — 1% of the total8205.60Blow lamps$10K in 2025 — under 1% of the total

Other codes in chapter 82

8207Interchangeable tools for hand tools$365M in 20258204Hand-operated spanners and wrenches$173M in 20258209Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets$107M in 20258212Razors and razor blades$74M in 20258215Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs…$74M in 20258203Files, rasps, pliers$67M in 20258208Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechines or for mechanical appliances$49M in 20258201Hand tools, the following$39M in 20258211Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not$22M in 20258202Hand saws$17M in 20258206Tools of two or more of the headings 8202 to 8205$6.4M in 20258214Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers’ or kitchen cleavers$6.2M in 2025