Nickel-Infused Cheese Table Knife from Mexico
Fixed-blade knife for cutting cheese at the table, stainless steel with nickel-content handle for elegance. Classified in HTS 8211.91.25.00 as other table knives meeting handle criteria. Excludes pruning or 8208 types.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
31.8%
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
• Specify 'table use only' to avoid industrial tool misclassification
• Test for >10% manganese or nickel via spectrometry for proof
• Bundle carefully—sets with graters may go to 8215