Stainless Steel Cheese Knife from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
13.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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