Stainless Steel Dinner Fork from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
29.8%
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 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