Cleaver-Style Fixed Blade Butcher Knife with Steel Handle from Japan
Heavy-duty fixed blade cleaver with rectangular steel blade and matching metal handle for meat cutting. Although cleaver-shaped, classifies under HTS 8211.95.5000 for other fixed blade knives with base metal handles, not kitchen sets. Industrial strength for professional use.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
31.1%
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
• Distinguish from kitchen cleavers (8215); emphasize butchery/outdoor use
• Weight/thickness specs prove non-household character
• NSF certification if food contact claimed