Fruit Knife with Colored Plastic Handle from Mexico
Fixed-blade table knife for peeling and eating fruit, with vibrant plastic handle. HTS 8211.91.50 due to plastic handle and table use classification for fixed blades. Non-serrated for clean cuts.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
28.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include use-case photos in CBP entries to affirm table knife status
• Test for BPA-free plastic handles per import food contact rules
• Avoid mixed shipments with industrial tools to prevent average duty issues