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Stainless Steel Table Knife with Nickel-Content Handle from Germany

A fixed-blade table knife featuring a stainless steel blade and handle containing nickel, designed for dining use. It falls under HTS 8211.91.25.00 as a table knife with a fixed blade and stainless steel handle that contains nickel, excluding pruning or other specialized knives. The handle's nickel content determines its specific classification within this subheading.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

31.8%

Rate breakdown

9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Verify handle composition via material certification to confirm nickel content exceeds threshold for this subheading

Provide detailed blade and handle specs in entry docs; misclassification as pocket knives risks penalties

Avoid common pitfall of importing sets with forks—classify under 8215 if knives equal or fewer than utensils