Wooden-Handled Stainless Steel Soup Ladle from Germany
A large soup ladle featuring a stainless steel bowl and a durable wooden handle, designed for serving liquids in kitchen settings. It falls under HTS 8215.99.40 because it is a ladle with a nonmetal (wood) handle, excluding stainless steel handles. This classification covers essential kitchen utensils for scooping and serving.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
30%
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 handle material is truly nonmetal via lab testing to avoid reclassification; ensure food-safe certifications like FDA compliance; declare exact metal composition to prevent duties under stainless steel categories