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Stainless Steel Dinner Knife with Plastic Handle from Germany

A table knife with a fixed stainless steel blade and ergonomic black plastic handle, designed for everyday dining use. It falls under HTS 8211.91.50 as a table knife with a fixed blade and plastic handle, excluding pruning or pruning knives from heading 8208. The non-metal handle material distinguishes it from wooden or metal-handled variants.

Duty Rate — Germany → 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

Verify handle composition with lab testing to confirm plastic or rubber content over 50% for accurate classification

Include detailed blade specs and photos in entry docs to avoid misclassification as pruning knives under 8208

Label products clearly as tableware to prevent scrutiny under cutlery sets rules in heading 8215