Stainless Steel Salad Serving Fork with Manganese-Heavy Handle from China
A large serving fork for salads made with stainless steel tines and a handle containing over 10% manganese by weight, suitable for kitchen and table service. Fits HTS 8215.99.0500 as a fork with specified stainless handle alloy. Statistical notes confirm piece count for sets, but this is individual.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Obtain chemical composition analysis for handles to prove >10% manganese threshold
• Avoid bundling with butter knives to sidestep chapter set rules
• Declare as 'other forks' precisely matching hierarchy