Hunting Bowie Knife from Mexico
A classic fixed-blade Bowie knife designed for hunting, featuring a 8-inch carbon steel blade with a full tang construction and leather handle. It falls under HTS 8211.92.90.60 as a fixed-blade knife not qualifying as a sheath-type knife under 8211.92, used for outdoor activities like skinning game. Excludes pruning knives and those of heading 8208.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
31.1%
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 blade is fixed and not in a substantial sheath to avoid reclassification under 8211.92 for sheath-type knives
• Provide certificates of origin and material composition docs to confirm base metal parts compliance
• Avoid common pitfall of importing with fork sets, which shifts classification to 8215 per chapter notes