Manganese-Alloy Stainless Steak Knife from Canada
Small fixed-blade steak knife with stainless handle over 10% manganese by weight, 21 cm long, under 24¢ value for home use. Classified in 8211.91.20.00 as a table knife variant meeting material, value, and length requirements. Bulk imported for retail packs.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
31.4%
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
• Use precise weighing for manganese content verification in customs labs if challenged
• Ensure no serrations if claiming non-serrated; otherwise, reclassify
• Package to avoid blade damage, as condition affects value declaration