Stainless Steel Pasta Fork with High-Manganese Handle from Japan
Long-handled fork for serving pasta, stainless with manganese-heavy handle under HTS 8215.99.0500 fork criteria. Excludes knife sets per chapter note.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Highlight serving use but classify as fork
• Bulk import avoids retail packaging duties
• Alloy docs for handles mandatory