Silver-Plated Cheese Knife from Mexico
Table knife for cutting and serving cheese, with fixed perforated blade and silver-plated handle. Fits HTS 8211.91.10.00 as a fixed-blade table knife with silver-plated handle.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Classify based on primary function as tableware, not kitchen tool
• Include material safety data for food contact compliance
• Avoid describing as 'pruning' to prevent 8201 shift