Steel Kitchen Tongs
Scissor-style stainless steel tongs for gripping and serving salad, pasta, or hot foods. HTS 8205.51.3030 includes these as steel household kitchen/table implements.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If with significant non-steel components like silicone tips
Predominantly other metal or composite tongs classify under 8205.59.
If sold complete with cork screws in sets
Specific utensil sets with corkscrews go directly to 8215.20.
If large industrial serving tongs
Commercial food prep equipment shifts to machinery weighing/handling provisions.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Specify locking mechanism and food-grade certification in documentation
• Avoid 'salad tongs' labeling if multipurpose to fit broad implement definition
• Import in consumer packaging to affirm household use
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