Paring Table Knife with Steel Handle from Japan
Small fixed-blade paring knife adapted for table fruit service, with full steel handle. HTS 8211.95.10.00 applies for its table use, fixed blade, and base metal handle. Used in casual dining.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
29.9%
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
• Emphasize table/fruit use in invoices to differentiate from kitchen parers
• Certify handle as base metal (no wood inlay) for subheading fit
• Ship individually, not in multi-tool sets