Hunting Skinner Fixed Blade Knife from Japan
Fixed-blade skinning knife with drop-point blade and textured plastic handle for grip during field dressing game. Classified in 8211.92.40.60 for other fixed-blade knives with rubber/plastic handles, meeting sheath-type criteria for hunting use.
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
• Provide proof of fixed blade and non-sheath specific if challenged; label handle material accurately
• Watch for blade length restrictions in some ports
• Test for set packaging pitfalls