Serving Fork with Rubber Grip Handle from Mexico
A large stainless steel serving fork for lifting roasts or salads, equipped with a soft rubberized handle for secure, non-slip hold during use. Classified under HTS 8215.99.2000 for its rubber handle on a fork intended as tableware. It meets the criteria for other forks excluding precious metal types.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
28.2%
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
• Label products clearly as 'table forks' not 'kitchen tools' to prevent misclassification into Chapter 82
• Provide material safety data sheets for rubber/plastic handles to comply with FDA food contact regulations
• Watch for oversize serving forks; if over 12 inches, may require end-use certification