Melamine-Handled Soup Spoon from China
A soup spoon designed for everyday dining with a stainless steel oval bowl and lightweight melamine handle for easy grip. HTS 8215.99.40 applies as it has a nonmetal handle on a spoon for kitchen or table use. Excludes stainless steel handle types per subheading.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30%
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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Test for lead/cadmium in melamine per FDA rules; provide detailed material breakdown in entry docs; avoid mixing with metal-handled lots to prevent commingling errors