Silver-Plated Dinner Knife with Steel Handle from China
Elegant dinner knife with a fixed stainless steel blade and silver-plated base metal handle for upscale dining. Classified under HTS 8211.95.10.00 due to its fixed blade design for table use and base metal handle construction. Commonly used in fine restaurants or households.
Duty Rate — China → United States
54.9%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
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
• Declare exact metal composition (e.g
• steel with silver plating) as base metal handles qualify, but precious metal dominance may trigger 8215
• Include cutlery pattern certifications if branded to support table knife use and avoid industrial tool misclassification
• Watch for set packaging; per chapter notes, adding utensils changes heading to 8215