Stainless Steel Cheese Knife from China
Table knife with fixed stainless steel blade and handle, often with perforations or forked tip for serving cheese wedges. Classified in HTS 8211.91.40.00 as 'other' fixed-blade table knife with stainless steel handle. Intended for dinner table presentation.
Duty Rate — China → 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
• Specify 'table service' in commercial invoices to avoid kitchen knife confusion
• Test for lead/cadmium content per FDA food contact rules
• Declare handle material explicitly to match subheading requirements