Stainless Steel Dinner Fork with Nickel-Content Handle from Germany
A table fork featuring a stainless steel blade and handle alloyed with nickel content exceeding 10% by weight of manganese, designed for everyday dining use. Classified under HTS 8215.99.0500 due to its fork form with qualifying stainless steel handle composition per chapter notes. Excludes sets with knives that would shift to heading 8215 base classification.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Verify handle alloy certification showing nickel presence or >10% manganese via mill test reports to avoid reclassification
• Ensure no pairing with knives to prevent set classification under heading 8215 rules
• Label as tableware, not cutlery sets, for proper entry