Scissors with two crossing blades joined by a pivot — including barber scissors and hairdressing scissors — classify here. Hair clippers that operate by a reciprocating or rotary blade mechanism (rather than a scissor pivot) fall under the cutlery articles heading covering hair clippers and similar tools.

Bypass pruning shears that function on the scissors principle (two blades crossing at a pivot) can fall here, but anvil-type pruners with a single cutting blade pressing against a flat surface are more likely to classify as other cutlery or agricultural hand tools. The blade geometry and pivot mechanism are the deciding factors.