Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
HTS heading 8211: Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal…
35 numbered lines under heading 8211, including 25 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8211 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof: | ||||
| 8211.10.00.00 | Sets of assorted articlesNote: See statistical note 1 to this chapter. | pcs | The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | The rate of duty appli- cable to that article in the set subject to the high- est rate of duty |
| Other: | |||||
| 8211.91 | Table knives having fixed blades: | ||||
| 8211.91.10.00 | Knives with silver-plated handles | No. | Free | 8¢ each + 45% | |
| Knives with stainless steel handles: | |||||
| With handles containing nickel or containing over 10 percent by weight of manganese: | |||||
| 8211.91.20.00 | Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length | pcs | 0.4¢ each + 6.4% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA, PE,S,SG) | 2¢ each + 45% |
| 8211.91.25.00 | Other | pcs | 0.4¢ each + 6.8% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 2¢ each + 45% |
| Other: | |||||
| 8211.91.30.00 | Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length | pcs | 0.9¢ each + 10.6% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 2¢ each + 45% |
| 8211.91.40.00 | Other | pcs | 0.3¢ each + 3.7% | Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 2¢ each + 45% |
| 8211.91.50 | Knives with rubber or plastic handles | 0.7¢ each + 3.7% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 8¢ each + 45% | |
| 8211.91.50.30 | Steak knives | No. | |||
| 8211.91.50.60 | Other | No. | |||
| 8211.91.80 | Other | 0.3¢ each + 4.9% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 8¢ each + 45% | |
| 8211.91.80.30 | Steak knives | No. | |||
| 8211.91.80.60 | Other | No. | |||
| 8211.92 | Other knives having fixed blades: | ||||
| With rubber or plastic handles: | |||||
| 8211.92.20.00 | Kitchen and butcher knives | No. | 0.8¢ each + 4.6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 8¢ each + 45% |
| 8211.92.40 | Other | 1¢ each + 4.6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 8¢ each + 45% | |
| 8211.92.40.50 | Sheath-type knives | No. | |||
| 8211.92.40.60 | Other | No. | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 8211.92.60.00 | Hunting knives with wood handles | No. | 4.4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 8¢ each + 45% |
| 8211.92.90 | Other | 0.4¢ each + 6.1% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 8¢ each + 45% | |
| 8211.92.90.30 | Kitchen and butcher knives | No. | |||
| 8211.92.90.45 | Sheath-type knives | No. | |||
| 8211.92.90.60 | Other | No. | |||
| 8211.93.00 | Knives having other than fixed blades | 3¢ each + 5.4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35¢ each + 55% | |
| 8211.93.00.31 | Folding two-handled multi-use tools in which one or more tools are housed in each handle and one or more of the tools is a folding knife blade | No. | |||
| 8211.93.00.35 | Pen knives, pocket knives and other knives which have folding blades | No. | |||
| 8211.93.00.60 | Other (including parts) | No. | |||
| 8211.94 | Blades: | ||||
| 8211.94.10.00 | For knives having fixed blades | No. | 0.16¢ each + 2.2% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 8¢ each + 45% |
| 8211.94.50.00 | Other | No. | 1¢ each + 5.4% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 11¢ each + 55% |
| 8211.95 | Handles of base metal: | ||||
| 8211.95.10.00 | For table knives having fixed blades | No. | 0.3¢ each + 4.9% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 8¢ each + 45% |
| 8211.95.50.00 | For other knives having fixed blades | No. | 0.4¢ each + 6.1% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 8¢ each + 45% |
| 8211.95.90.00 | Other | No. | 3¢ each + 5.4% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35¢ each + 55% |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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