Bone Handled Dinner Knife from China
A dining knife featuring a handle crafted from worked cattle bone, with the blade made of stainless steel. This falls under HTS 9601.90.60.00 because the bone handle is the primary worked animal carving material, separately entered from the metal blade as per chapter exclusions for cutlery parts. It is used as a utensil for meals.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Verify the handle is over 50% bone by weight and declare as worked bone article; CITES may apply if from protected species
• Provide certificates of origin and material composition to avoid misclassification as full cutlery under Chapter 82