Paperknives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor, of base metal (excl. machinery and mechanical appliances of chapter 84) (HS code(s): 821410); Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment (ICS code(s): 97.180)

DEAS 1343:2026, Sharpener — Specification, First Edition; (12 page(s), in English)

This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for manual and mechanical sharpeners intended for sharpening pencils, crayons, and similar writing instruments. It covers sharpeners made of plastic, metal, or composite materials, whether single-hole or multi-hole, and excludes industrial blade sharpeners. It applies to hand-held sharpeners without reservoir, hand-held sharpeners with reservoir, desk-mounted manual sharpeners, mechanical/electric sharpeners, and Specialty sharpeners designed for cosmetic pencils, jumbo art pencils.or other non-standard sizes.