Stainless Steel Dinner Fork from Germany
A standard dinner fork featuring a stainless steel handle and tines, designed for everyday table use in homes and restaurants. It falls under HTS 8215.99.1500 as a fork with a stainless steel handle, distinct from those with simpler metal or plastic handles. This classification covers common kitchen and tableware forks not specified elsewhere.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
29.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify stainless steel composition meets AISI standards (e.g
• 300 series) for handle to avoid reclassification
• Include detailed material breakdown in commercial invoice to comply with CBP valuation rules
• Avoid common pitfall of mislabeling as 'cutlery sets' which could trigger heading 8215 set rules