Stainless Dessert Fork from Mexico
Compact stainless steel dessert fork with nickel-containing handle, 16 cm long and under 25¢ value. Meets HTS 8215.99.01.00 for tableware forks with specified handle composition, size, and price. Commonly used in budget cutlery services.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
40.8%
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
• Label shipments clearly as 'kitchen forks' not tools to prevent misclassification; test for manganese if nickel content is borderline; bundle securely to avoid damage claims