Chinese Chef's Cleaver with Steel Handle from Japan
A versatile vegetable and meat cleaver used in Asian cuisine, with a rectangular stainless steel blade and integrated steel handle for precise slicing and chopping. Classified under HTS 8214.90.3000 as a handled cleaver akin to kitchen cleavers. Its lightweight design suits high-volume food prep.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
14.9%
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
• Document the all-stainless construction and food-grade certification (e.g
• NSF) to prevent reclassification as non-cutlery
• Label as 'kitchen cleaver' not 'knife' on packaging to align with 8214 subheading and avoid 8211 scrutiny
• Check for anti-dumping duties on Chinese cutlery; use correct country-of-origin markings