Stainless Steel Cheese Fork with Manganese Alloy Handle from Japan
Two- or three-tine fork for cheese service, stainless with >10% manganese handle, under HTS 8215.99.0500 for specialized table forks. Statistical piece count applies only to sets.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
33.5%
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
• Specify 'cheese fork' in invoices but tie to fork HTS
• Manganese assay reports essential for audits
• Ship bulk to avoid retail set duties