Code 8214 90 · Heading 8214

Hair clippers and other cutting or clipping tools, not elsewhere specified, of base metal

This category covers hair clippers and other cutting or clipping tools made of base metal. It does not cover the paper-cutting and letter-opening tools or manicure and pedicure tools named in the other categories.

For example

Base-metal hair clippers
A base-metal cleaver that is not a paper knife, letter opener, eraser knife or pencil sharpener, and is not a manicure or pedicure tool

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Official tariff text

Hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers and other articles of cutlery of base metal, n.e.s.

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Step 1 · Section XV Base metals and articles of base metal
Is it iron or steel; an article made of iron or steel; copper or an article made of copper; nickel or an article made of nickel; aluminium or an article made of aluminium; lead or an article made of lead; zinc or an article made of zinc; tin or an article made of tin; another base metal, sintered metal or cermet, or an article made from one of these; a base-metal tool, implement, knife, spoon or fork, or a part thereof; or another miscellaneous article made of base metal?
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Step 2 · Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of ba… 10 of 11 chapters in section XV
Which named product group best describes it: an agricultural, gardening or forestry hand tool; a hand saw or saw blade; a file, pliers or similar hand tool; a hand wrench or socket head; another hand tool or implement; a retail set of tools; a replaceable tool; a machine knife or blade; an unmounted sintered metal-carbide tool part; a mechanical hand-operated food or drink implement weighing less than 10 kg; a knife; a razor or non-electric shaving machine; scissors; another cutting or clipping tool or manicure or pedicure implement; or a spoon, fork or similar kitchen or table article?
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Step 3 · Heading 8214 Articles of cutlery, n.e.s., e.g. hair clippers, bu… 14 of 15 headings under chapter 82
Is it a paper knife, letter opener, eraser knife, pencil sharpener or blade; a manicure or pedicure tool such as a nail file; or a hair clipper or another cutting or clipping tool not elsewhere specified?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8214 90 Hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers and ot… 3 of 3 subheadings under heading 8214
Is the item a paper knife, letter opener, eraser knife or pencil sharpener; a manicure or pedicure tool; or neither of these named types?

This is the catch-all under 8214: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

This is where the base-metal cutting and clipping tools in the parent group belong when they are not paper knives, letter openers, eraser knives or pencil sharpeners, and are not manicure or pedicure tools.

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8214 90 00 Hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers and other articles of cutlery of base metal, n.e.s. 2.7% Save

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8214 10 Paperknives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor, of base metal (excl. machinery and mechanical appliances of chapter 84) 2.7%
8214 20 Manicure or pedicure sets and instruments, incl. nail files, of base metal (excl. ordinary scissors) 2.7%
8214 90 Hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers and other articles of cutlery of base metal, n.e.s. you are here 2.7%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

82.14.9000

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

8214 90 00 00

Other

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.