Stainless Steel Serving Ladle from Mexico
A large stainless steel ladle designed for serving soups and stews at the table. It falls under HTS 8215.99.4500 as 'other spoons and ladles' made of base metal, specifically for kitchen or tableware use, excluding those of precious metal or electroplated.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
25%
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 base metal composition (e.g
• stainless steel) meets Chapter 82 definitions; provide mill test certificates for customs
• Label as kitchen/tableware, not industrial, to avoid reclassification; include country-of-melt documentation