Utility Fixed Blade Work Knife from Japan
Heavy-duty fixed-blade work knife with 5-inch partially serrated blade for general utility and rope cutting. Classified HTS 8211.92.90.60 as other knife with fixed blade, not specialized. Common in workshops and outdoors.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
31.1%
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
• End-use statement as 'utility' prevents industrial shift
• Blade hardness tests for quality compliance
• No bundling with cutlery