What is a Hand and Power Tool?

Hand and power tools are two types of equipment used for different purposes in construction projects.

-Hand tools are operated manually, and examples include hammers,  screwdrivers, wrenches, and more.

-Power tools, on the other hand, are electrically-powered equipment such  as drills, saws, and sanders.

What Industries Use Power Tools?

Power tools are used in a variety of industries in addition to home construction, remodeling and landscaping, such as the aerospace, automotive, and oil and gas industries.

What is The Role of Hand and Power Tool?

Hand tool

Any of the implements used by craftsperson in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to shaping tools, include such implements as the hammer for nailing and the vise for holding.

Power tool

Power tool is technically a power-driven hand tool or portable power tool; these names distinguish it from the stationary power tool such as the drill press.

While power tools are generally driven by electricity, the category also includes small pneumatic tools driven by compressed air, such as air impact wrenches and hammers. Gasoline-engine driven tools (chain saws, gas-powered drills, and so on) are not included.

Other Information

HS Code-8467:This code covers tools for working in the hand, whether pneumatic, hydraulic, or with a self-contained electric or non-electromotor.

Hand and Power Tool Market Size

• Global Market Size (2022): ~$100 billion
  • Hand Tools: $34 billion
  • Power Tools: $63 billion
• Projected Market Size (2035): $190 billion (CAGR: 53%)
  • Hand Tools: $60 billion
  • Power Tools: $134 billion

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India’s exports in 2025:

• Hand Tools: $600 million (1.8% global share)
  • Power Tools: $425 million (0.7% global share)

Targets by 2035 for India:

• Hand Tools: 25% market share → $15 billion exports
• Power Tools: 10% market share → $12 billion exports
• Total Export Opportunity: Over $25 billion
• Employment Generation: 3.5 million direct and indirect jobs

Export Countries

• Vietnam
• China
• india
• Turkey
• Uzbekistan

Export Destinations

• Singapore
• Belarus
• Russia
• Senegal
• United States
• Malaysia

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