Stainless Steel Cheese Fork with Manganese Alloy Handle from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
33.5%
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
• Specify 'cheese fork' in invoices but tie to fork HTS
• Manganese assay reports essential for audits
• Ship bulk to avoid retail set duties