Salad Serving Fork with Thermoplastic Handle from Mexico
Two-tine stainless steel fork for tossing and serving salads, with a heat-resistant thermoplastic handle in white color. It is classified in HTS 8215.99.2000 as a fork with plastic handle used in kitchen/table settings. Excludes electroplated or silver-plated items.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
28.2%
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
• Ensure country-of-melt for steel and origin of plastic to apply correct MFN or preferential duties
• Obtain prior notice via FDA for food-contact items; delays occur without it