Stainless Steel Salad Serving Fork with Manganese-Heavy Handle from Germany
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 — 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
• 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