Butter Spreader Knife with Metal Handle from Germany
Fixed-blade table knife for spreading butter, with a dull edge and base metal handle often chrome-finished. Classifies in HTS 8211.95.10.00 as a table knife variant with fixed blade and metal handle. Common in place settings.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
29.9%
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
• Describe as 'table knife' despite dull blade; function determines table use
• Ensure handle rivets or construction prove base metal dominance
• Prevent set bundling with other cutlery to maintain individual classification