HSN code 8208 — KNIVES AND CUTTING BLADES, FOR MACHINES OR FOR MECHANICAL AP
HSN · heading18%KNIVES AND CUTTING BLADES, FOR MACHINES OR FOR MECHANICAL APPLIANCES
Industrial knives and cutting blades designed specifically to be fitted into or work as part of machines or mechanical appliances, such as paper cutters, meat slicers, textile machinery, or food processing equipment. These are not handheld kitchen or manual cutting tools but rather replacement or component blades for powered or mechanized equipment.
current gst rate
| igst | cgst | sgst | condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 9% | 9% | Sch II S.No 368 |
source: 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) · effective 2025-09-22 · all codes at 18%
gst calculator — pre-filled with this rate
products commonly classified here
rotary cutting bladesindustrial knife insertsautomated cutter bladesfood processing bladesindustrial cutting knivesmachine cutting bladesmachinery bladesmeat slicer bladesmechanical appliance bladespaper cutter bladesreplaceable machine bladestextile machinery blades
more specific codes
sibling codes
- 8201HAND TOOLS, THE FOLLOWING: SPADES, SHOVELS, MATTOCKS, PICKS, HOES, FORKS AND RAKES; AXES, BILL
- 8202HAND SAWS; BLADES FOR SAWS OF ALL KINDS (INCLUDING SLITTING, SLOTTING OR TOOTHLESS SAW BLADES)
- 8203FILES, RASPS, PLIERS (INCLUDING CUTTING PLIERS), PINCERS, TWEEZERS, METAL CUTTING SHEARS, PIPE-
- 8204HAND-OPERATED SPANNERS AND WRENCHES (INCLUDING TORQUE METER WRENCHES BUT NOT INCLUDING TAP WREN
- 8205HAND TOOLS (INCLUDING GLAZIERS' DIAMONDS), NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED, BLOW LAMPS, VIC
- 8206TOOLS OF TWO OR MORE OF THE HEADINGS 8202 TO 8205, PUT UP IN SETS FOR RETAIL SALE
- 8207INTERCHANGEABLE TOOLS FOR HAND TOOLS, WHETHER OR NOT POWER-OPERATED, OR FOR MACHINE-TOOLS (FOR
- 8209PLATES, STICKS, TIPS AND THE LIKE FOR TOOLS, UNMOUNTED, OF CERMETS
- 8210HAND-OPERATED MECHANICAL APPLIANCES, WEIGHING 10 KG. OR LESS, USED IN THE PREPARATION, CONDITIO
- 8211KNIVES WITH CUTTING BLADES, SERRATED OR NOT (INCLUDING PRUNING KNIVES), OTHER THAN KNIVES OF HE
- 8212RAZORS AND RAZOR BLADES (INCLUDING RAZOR BLADE BLANKS IN STRIPS)
- 8213SCISSORS, TAILORS' SHEARS AND SIMILAR SHEARS, AND BLADES THEREFOR
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