Stainless Steel Dinner Table Knife with Plastic Handle from Mexico
A fixed-blade table knife designed for dining use, featuring a stainless steel blade and a durable plastic handle. It falls under HTS 8211.91.50.60 as a table knife with a fixed blade and plastic handle, excluding pruning or pruning knives from heading 8208. The 'other' category applies as it does not fit specific statistical suffixes.
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
• Verify handle material composition to confirm plastic/rubber classification; provide detailed blade specs to avoid reclassification as kitchen cutlery
• Ensure FDA compliance if for food contact
• Watch for sets exceeding equal knife-to-fork ratios to prevent shifting to 8215