Manual Pencil Sharpener from Germany

Handheld non-mechanical pencil sharpener with fixed steel blade for twisting pencils manually. Under HTS 8214.10.00.00 as pencil sharpeners (nonmechanical), excluding powered versions. Popular for school and travel use.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

14.2%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Confirm no moving parts beyond fixed blade to stay non-mechanical

Test on sample pencils; poor sharpening leads to returns and reclassification risks

Bulk pack without retail packaging to lower duties if applicable