Consistent Export Growth: 8.16% CAGR Over 7 Years
India's exports under HSN Chapter 82 have grown at a compound annual rate of 8.16% over 7 fiscal years, rising from ₹6,243.86 Crore in FY 2018-19 to ₹9,994.33 Crore in FY 2024-25.
82 HSN Code: Base Metal Tools & Cutlery
HSN Chapter 82 represents Base Metal Tools & Cutlery under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Base Metal Tools & Cutlery correctly for billing, taxation, and trade purposes. With HSN Chapter 82, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import/export of Base Metal Tools & Cutlery.
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Sub-chapters under HSN Chapter 82
Following Sub Chapters fall under Base Metal Tools & Cutlery:
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
Old GST Rate
Description
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Hand tools, the following: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry.
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
0
%
Exempted
Old GST Rate
0
%
Description
Hand saws; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades)
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipecutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
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 pedaloperated grinding wheels with frameworks
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Tools of two or more of the headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Hand-operated mechanical appliances, weighing 10 kg. or less, used in the preparation, conditioning or serving of food or drink
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades therefor
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips)
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
18
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
Scissors, tailors’ shears and similar shears, and blades therefor
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
5
%
Essential
Old GST Rate
18
%
Description
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)
Sub Chapter
New GST Rate
12
%
Standard
Old GST Rate
12
%
Description
Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware
India’s Trade Performance — HSN Chapter 82 in FY 2024-25
TradeStat EIDB — Ministry of Commerce & Industry
FY 2018-19–FY 2024-25
Values in ₹ Crore
India’s Exports
FY 2024-25₹9,994 Cr
+14.36%
vs FY 2023-24
0.2699% of India’s total exports
India’s Imports
FY 2024-25₹12,602 Cr
+11.86%
vs FY 2023-24
0.2066% of India’s total imports
Trade Balance
FY 2024-25−₹2,607 Cr
Trade Deficit
Surplus rank #62 of 97 chapters
At a glance
8.16%
Export CAGR
FY 2018-19 → FY 2024-25 · 7 fiscal years
#49
National Export Rank
of 97 chapters by export value, FY 2024-25
+38.95%
Peak Growth Year
FY 2021-22 · strongest single-year move
1.6×
Export Growth · 7Y
₹6,243.86 Cr → ₹9,994.33 Cr
India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Chapter 82
7-year export and import data, FY 2018-19 to FY 2024-25, in ₹ Crore. Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry, TradeStat EIDB.
FY 2018-19
Exp. Rank #49
Balance
−2,080.76
Exports
6,243.86 ₹ Cr
0.2707% share
— YoY
Imports
8,324.62 ₹ Cr
0.2316% share
— YoY
FY 2019-20
Exp. Rank #46
Balance
−1,886.68
Exports
6,174.29 ₹ Cr
0.2783% share
−1.11% YoY
Imports
8,060.97 ₹ Cr
0.2399% share
−3.17% YoY
FY 2020-21
Exp. Rank #48
Balance
−1,485.44
Exports
6,162.85 ₹ Cr
0.2855% share
−0.19% YoY
Imports
7,648.29 ₹ Cr
0.2623% share
−5.12% YoY
FY 2021-22
Exp. Rank #45
Balance
−948.79
Exports
8,563.23 ₹ Cr
0.2721% share
+38.95% YoY
Imports
9,512.02 ₹ Cr
0.2080% share
+24.37% YoY
FY 2022-23
Exp. Rank #49
Balance
−2,187.70
Exports
8,815.39 ₹ Cr
0.2435% share
+2.94% YoY
Imports
11,003.09 ₹ Cr
0.1914% share
+15.68% YoY
FY 2023-24
Exp. Rank #50
Balance
−2,526.49
Exports
8,739.00 ₹ Cr
0.2415% share
−0.87% YoY
Imports
11,265.49 ₹ Cr
0.2006% share
+2.38% YoY
FY 2024-25
Exp. Rank #49
Balance
−2,607.37
Exports
9,994.33 ₹ Cr
0.2699% share
+14.36% YoY
Imports
12,601.70 ₹ Cr
0.2066% share
+11.86% YoY
CAGR · 7-Year
Exports
8.16% /yr
Imports
7.15% /yr
Consistently Deficit
Peak export growth year
Latest available data
Not available
YoY = change vs previous FY
Key Trade Insights: HSN Chapter 82 Export-Import Analysis
HSN Chapter 82 Ranked #49 Among All 97 Chapters by Export Value
In FY 2024-25, HSN Chapter 82 ranks #49 out of 97 chapters by total export value. By trade surplus, it ranks #62 of 97.
FY 2021-22 Was the Strongest Growth Year for HSN Chapter 82 Exports
The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Chapter 82 was recorded in FY 2021-22, when exports surged by 38.95% over the prior year.
India Records a Trade Deficit of ₹2,607.37 Crore in HSN Chapter 82 Goods
In FY 2024-25, India's imports of ₹12,601.70 Cr exceeded exports of ₹9,994.33 Cr, resulting in a trade deficit of ₹2,607.37 Crore — ranking #62 of 97 by surplus magnitude.
Import Growth of 7.15% CAGR Signals Stable Import Dependency for Base Metal Tools & Cutlery
India's imports under HSN Chapter 82 have grown at 7.15% CAGR, reaching ₹12,601.70 Crore in FY 2024-25.
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