Stainless Steel Butter Spreader Knife from Mexico
A table knife with fixed stainless steel blade and handle, dull-edged for spreading butter on bread during meals. Falls under HTS 8211.91.40.00 as an 'other' fixed-blade table knife with stainless steel handle, not serrated or for pruning. Primarily for dining table use.
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
• Emphasize non-cutting edge in descriptions to stay in table knife category
• Provide origin certificates for steel to check for Section 232 tariffs
• Separate from sets in shipments to prevent chapter note reclassification