Stainless Steel Bread Knife for Table from Japan
Fixed-blade stainless steel knife with stainless handle, scalloped edge for slicing bread at the table without crushing. HTS 8211.91.40.00 as 'other' table knife, serrated but fixed and not pruning. Differentiated by dining context.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
28.7%
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
• Marketing as 'table knife' prevents shift to kitchen cutlery categories
• Provide sharpening method details if serrated to confirm construction
• Avoid bulk packing resembling industrial tools