NICE CLASSIFICATION · NCL 13-2026

Class 8 — Hand Tools

Every entry WIPO publishes for Class 8 (Hand Tools) in NCL 13-2026: 278 official indications, each with its basic number. Copy wording as printed rather than paraphrasing it — the USPTO ID Manual is built from this same list.

Class 8 of 45 — jump to another class

Looking for the wording to file? Class 8 in the USPTO ID Manual holds 1,186 entries of acceptable identifications: Class 8 · ID Manual →

Updated 2026-10-27

Official class heading

  • Hand-operated hand tools and implements
  • cutlery
  • side arms, except firearms
  • razors

Explanatory note

Class 8 includes mainly hand-operated tools and implements for performing tasks, such as drilling, shaping, cutting and piercing.

This class includes, in particular

  • hand-operated agricultural, gardening and landscaping tools
  • hand-operated tools for carpenters, artists and other craftspersons, for example, hammers, chisels and gravers
  • handles for hand-operated hand tools, such as knives and scythes
  • electric and non-electric hand implements for personal grooming and body art, for example, razors, implements for hair curling, tattooing, and for manicure and pedicure
  • hand-operated pumps
  • table cutlery, such as knives, forks and spoons, including those made of precious metals

This class does not include, in particular

  • machine tools and implements driven by a motor (Class 7)
  • surgical cutlery (Class 10)
  • pumps for bicycle tyres (Class 12), pumps specially adapted for use with balls for games (Class 28)
  • side arms being firearms (Class 13)
  • paper knives, paper shredders for office use (Class 16)
  • handles for objects that are classified in various classes according to their function or purpose, for example, walking stick handles, umbrella handles (Class 18), broom handles (Class 21)
  • serving utensils, for example, sugar tongs, ice tongs, pie servers and serving ladles, and kitchen utensils, for example, mixing spoons, pestles and mortars, nutcrackers and spatulas (Class 21)
  • fencing weapons (Class 28)

Every official entry in this class

The alphabetical list published by WIPO for NCL NCL 13-2026, in force from 2026-01-01. Each entry carries its basic number; wording listed under “Also accepted” is a synonym the registry accepts for the same entry. Use the wording as printed — it is the same list the USPTO ID Manual is built from.

278 official goods entries for this class
Basic No.IndicationAlso accepted
0002abrading instruments [hand instruments]
0003sharpening stones
0005needle files
0006leather strops
0008awls
0009cutter bars [hand tools]
0010reamers
0011reamer sockets
0012extension pieces for braces for screw taps
0013palette knives
0014spatulas [hand tools]
0015punch rings [knuckle dusters]knuckle dusters
0016bits [parts of hand tools]
0017squares [hand tools]
0019instruments and tools for skinning animals
0020annular screw plates
0021bow saws
0022side arms, other than firearms
0023nail extractors, hand-operatednail pullers, hand-operated
0024lifting jacks, hand-operated
0025bayonets
0026beard clippers
0028hand drills, hand-operated
0029mortise chisels
0030holing axesmortise axes
0031livestock marking toolscattle marking tools
0033cattle shearers
0034nail drawers [hand tools]
0036pickhammersbushhammers
0037sharpening steelsknife steels
0038riveting hammers [hand tools]
0039paring irons [hand tools]
0040scissors*
0042tweezers
0043graving tools [hand tools]
0044pickaxes
0045caulking irons
0046penknives
0047stone hammers
0048jig-saws
0049drawing knives
0050nail punches
0051fullers [hand tools]
0052fulling tools [hand tools]
0053hunting knives
0054frames for handsaws
0055saws [hand tools]
0056lasts [shoemakers' hand tools]
0058curling tongs
0059table cutlery [knives, forks and spoons]tableware [knives, forks and spoons]
0060shears*
0061shear blades
0062perforating tools [hand tools]
0063tap wrenches
0064spanners [hand tools]wrenches [hand tools]
0065ratchets [hand tools]
0066dies [hand tools]screw stocks [hand tools]; screw-thread cutters [hand tools]
0067borers
0068whetstone holders
0069axes
0070table forks
0071planes
0072hand tools, hand-operated
0073vegetable slicers, hand-operatedvegetable shredders, hand-operated
0074nail nippers
0075tube cutters [hand tools]
0077cleavers
0078cutlery*
0079fruit pickers [hand tools]
0080spoons*
0081ladles [hand tools]
0082razor strops
0083earth rammers [hand tools]
0084stamping-out tools [hand tools]stamps [hand tools]
0085milling cutters [hand tools]
0086trowels [gardening]
0087trowels
0088apparatus for destroying plant parasites, hand-operated
0089glaziers' diamonds [parts of hand tools]
0090expanders [hand tools]
0091stropping instruments
0092sharpening instruments
0093blade sharpening instruments
0095scaling knives
0096thistle extractors [hand tools]
0097pruning scissorssecateurs
0098long reach loppers
0099budding knives
0100tree pruners
0101cuticle tweezerscuticle nippers
0102hair-removing tweezers
0103marline spikes
0104carpenters' augers
0105embossers [hand tools]
0106pedicure sets
0107razor cases
0108hollowing bits [parts of hand tools]
0109rakes [hand tools]
0110shovels [hand tools]
0111spades [hand tools]
0112border shears
0113scythes
0114scythe rings
0115scythe stoneswhetstones
0116irons [non-electric hand tools]
0117goffering irons
0118polishing irons [glazing tools]glazing irons
0119blades for planes
0120moulding ironsmolding irons
0121crimping irons
0122branding irons
0124gimlets [hand tools]
0125sword scabbards
0126hand implements for hair curling
0127lawn clippers [hand instruments]
0128ice picks
0129gouges [hand tools]
0130truncheonsbludgeons; police batons
0131engraving needles
0132farriers' knives
0133paring knives
0134grafting tools [hand tools]
0135rabbeting planes
0136vegetable choppers
0137hatchets
0138choppers being knives
0139hoop cutters [hand tools]
0140harpoons*
0141adzes [tools]
0142mattocks
0143oyster openers
0144insecticide vaporizers [hand tools]insecticide atomizers [hand tools]; insecticide sprayers [hand tools]
0145garden tools, hand-operated
0146pruning knives
0147clamps for carpenters or coopers
0148razor blades
0149blades [hand tools]
0150blades [weapons]
0151saw blades [parts of hand tools]
0153levers
0154machetes
0155mallets [hand instruments]
0156hammers [hand tools]
0157sledgehammers
0158masons' hammers
0159chisels*
0160metal band stretchers [hand tools]
0161braiders [hand tools]
0162money scoops
0163mortars for pounding [hand tools]
0164wick trimmers [scissors]
0166shaving cases
0167numbering punches
0168nail files
0169tin openers, non-electriccan openers, non-electric
0171picks [hand tools]
0172rammers [hand tools]pestles for pounding [hand tools]
0174guns [hand tools]
0175centre punches [hand tools]center punches [hand tools]
0176foundry ladles [hand tools]
0177plane irons
0178rasps [hand tools]
0179razors, electric or non-electric
0180pin punches
0181fire irons
0182riveters [hand tools]
0183hainault scythes
0184weeding forks [hand tools]
0185hoes [hand tools]
0186saw holders
0187hackles [hand tools]
0188bill-hooks
0189sickles
0191implements for decanting liquids [hand tools]
0192edge tools [hand tools]
0193taps [hand tools]
0194augers [hand tools]
0195screwdrivers, non-electric
0196priming irons [hand tools]
0197bits [hand tools]
0198tube cutting instruments
0199breast drills
0200agricultural implements, hand-operated
0201grindstones [hand tools]sharpening wheels [hand tools]
0202syringes for spraying insecticides
0203silver plate [knives, forks and spoons]
0204diggers [hand tools]
0205knives*
0206pliers
0207pincers*nippers; tongs*
0208swords
0209sabres
0211rams [hand tools]
0212instruments for punching tickets
0213nail files, electric
0214fingernail polishers, electric or non-electricnail buffers, electric or non-electric
0218drill holders [hand tools]
0219hair clippers for personal use, electric and non-electric
0220agricultural forks [hand tools]
0221nail clippers, electric or non-electric
0222hair clippers for animals [hand instruments]
0223shearers [hand instruments]
0224clothes irons
0226emery grinding wheels
0227files [tools]
0228punch pliers [hand tools]
0229punches [hand tools]
0230cutting tools [hand tools]
0231manicure sets
0232guns, hand-operated, for the extrusion of mastics
0234ditchers [hand tools]
0235scrapers [hand tools]
0236mincing knivesfleshing knives; meat choppers being knives
0237scraping tools [hand tools]
0241ear-piercing apparatus
0242depilation appliances, electric and non-electric
0243manicure sets, electric
0244vicesvises
0245hand pumps*
0246daggers
0247tool belts
0248cheese slicers, non-electric
0249pizza cutters, non-electric
0250crow bars
0251egg slicers, non-electric
0252eyelash curlers
0253mitre boxes [hand tools]miter boxes [hand tools]
0254sand trap rakes
0255fireplace bellows [hand tools]
0256apparatus for tattooing
0257emery files
0258fish tapes [hand tools]draw wires [hand tools]
0259wire strippers [hand tools]
0261bench vices [hand implements]
0262non-electric caulking guns
0263metal wire stretchers [hand tools]
0264hobby knives [scalpels]
0265air pumps, hand-operated
0266ceramic knives
0267emery boards
0268ski edge sharpening tools, hand-operated
0269tattoo needles
0270spatulas for use by artists
0271sculptors' chisels
0272table knives, forks and spoons of plastic
0273table knives, forks and spoons for babies
0274scrapers for skis
0275handles for hand-operated hand tools
0276knife handles
0277scythe handles
0278hand-operated vegetable spiralizers
0279vegetable peelers, hand-operated
0280box cutters
0281hair braiders, electric
0282stirring sticks for mixing paint
0283hand-operated wine bottle foil cutters
0284fruit segmenters
0285fruit corers
0286kitchen mandolines
0287meat claws
0288sterile body piercing instruments
0289laser hair removal apparatus, other than for medical purposes
0290emergency hammers
0291vegetable knives
0292carving forks
0293carving knives
0294multi-tool knives
0295hand-operated corn cob strippers
0296hand-operated fruit slicers
0297food processors, hand-operated
0298portable handlooms, hand-operated
0299tube squeezers, hand-operated, other than for household purposes
0300hair straightening irons
0301fruit pitters, hand-operated
0302tool vests
0303stitching awls
0304seam rippersstitch rippers
0305blunt chisels

34 synonym wording(s) are listed alongside their entries above.

Sources