Catering Stainless Fish Knife from Japan
Specialized table knife with stainless steel fixed blade and handle for filleting fish at table, 23 cm long, under 20¢ value. Serrated for easy use in banquets. HTS 8211.91.30.00 covers this as a fixed-blade table knife meeting all criteria.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
35.6%
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
• Document end-use as tableware to distinguish from fishing knives
• Ensure no sheath inclusion, or it risks 8211.92 reclass
• Value per unit critical; avoid averaging in set pricing