Switchblade Knife Parts from Japan
Replacement springs, handles, and mechanisms for automatic folding knives (switchblades). Directly covered under HTS 8211.93.00.60 as 'other (including parts)' for non-fixed blade knives.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
30.4%
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
• Explicitly declare as 'parts of knives having other than fixed blades' to prevent grouping with complete knives
• Comply with U.S. switchblade import bans; certain parts may require ATF approval
• Use detailed BOM (bill of materials) to track base metal content for duty calculation