Stainless Steel Bread Knife for Table from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
28.7%
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
• 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