Bushcraft Fixed Blade Axe Knife with Alloy Handle from Mexico
Hybrid bushcraft tool combining fixed knife blade with hatchet edge and aluminum handle for wilderness survival. Classified in HTS 8211.95.5000 as other fixed blade knife with base metal handle. Multifunctional design excludes it from axes (8205).
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
31.1%
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 primary knife function over axe to maintain 8211 classification
• Measure blade vs hatchet portion; hatchet-dominant may go to 8205
• Galvanic corrosion testing recommended for dissimilar metals