Chef's Table Knife with Aluminum Handle from Mexico
Professional-grade table knife with a fixed high-carbon steel blade and lightweight aluminum handle, suitable for cutting meat at the table. Fits HTS 8211.95.10.00 as it has a fixed blade for table purposes and base metal handle. Often found in commercial kitchens.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Label as 'table knife' not 'chef knife' in docs to distinguish from kitchen tools potentially under other codes
• Test blade fixity; any pivot mechanism reclassifies to folding knives in 8211.94
• Avoid bulk packing with utensils to prevent automatic set classification in 8215