Cleaver with Rubberized Plastic Handle from Japan
A heavy-duty butcher cleaver for chopping bones and meat, featuring a fixed stainless blade and rubberized plastic handle for safety. Classified in HTS 8211.92.20.00 as a butcher knife with qualifying handle.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
29.6%
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
• Document weight and blade width to affirm butcher cleaver status
• Ensure handle grip meets 'rubber or plastic' via lab tests if challenged