Aluminum Cake Server from Japan
An aluminum-handled server with a triangular blade for cutting and serving cake slices. This fits HTS 8215.99.50.00 as a 'cake-server,' a named type of base metal tableware for dessert service.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
30.3%
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 clearly as 'cake server' with dimensions to match statistical note requirements
• Ensure packaging distinguishes from cutlery sets to avoid chapter note reclassification
• Test for food-safe compliance; aluminum purity affects base metal verification