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HTS 8211Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Tools, Cutlery · 15 pending regulations · $56.2M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$56.2M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

8 rulings — · 15 reg · 0 cases

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, Federal Register · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 8 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 15 pending Federal Register actions, and 0 CIT/CAFC cases.

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

Subheadings (34)

CodeDescriptionRate
8211.10.00.00Sets of assorted articlesThe rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty
8211.91Table knives having fixed blades:
8211.91.10.00Knives with silver-plated handlesFree
8211.91.20.00Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length0.4¢ each + 6.4%
8211.91.25.00Other0.4¢ each + 6.8%
8211.91.30.00Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length0.9¢ each + 10.6%
8211.91.40.00Other0.3¢ each + 3.7%
8211.91.50Knives with rubber or plastic handles0.7¢ each + 3.7%
8211.91.50.30Steak knives
8211.91.50.60Other
8211.91.80Other0.3¢ each + 4.9%
8211.91.80.30Steak knives
8211.91.80.60Other
8211.92Other knives having fixed blades:
8211.92.20.00Kitchen and butcher knives0.8¢ each + 4.6%
8211.92.40Other1¢ each + 4.6%
8211.92.40.50Sheath-type knives
8211.92.40.60Other
8211.92.60.00Hunting knives with wood handles4.4%
8211.92.90Other0.4¢ each + 6.1%
8211.92.90.30Kitchen and butcher knives
8211.92.90.45Sheath-type knives
8211.92.90.60Other
8211.93.00Knives having other than fixed blades3¢ each + 5.4%
8211.93.00.31Folding 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
8211.93.00.35Pen knives, pocket knives and other knives which have folding blades
8211.93.00.60Other (including parts)
8211.94Blades:
8211.94.10.00For knives having fixed blades0.16¢ each + 2.2%
8211.94.50.00Other1¢ each + 5.4%
8211.95Handles of base metal:
8211.95.10.00For table knives having fixed blades0.3¢ each + 4.9%
8211.95.50.00For other knives having fixed blades0.4¢ each + 6.1%
8211.95.90.00Other3¢ each + 5.4%

CBP Rulings (8)

K81943Classification

The tariff classification of cutlery set from China.

864109Classification

The tariff classification of cutlery articles from Canada

I84376Classification

The tariff classification of a kitchen set from China

H248109Classification

Application for Further Review of Protest No. 2704-13-100420; Tariff classification of culinary knife sets

815337Classification

The tariff classification of various articles of cutlery from Bulgaria and Greece

N115775Classification

The tariff classification of an oyster knife, potato peeler, swivel peeler, cheese slicer/shaver and pizza cutter from China.

I81666Classification

The tariff classification of a Kitchen-in-a-Box from China

N305032Classification

The tariff classification for cheese knives and slicing utensils from China.

Federal Register (15)

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Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8211100000Schedule B

SETS OF ASSORTED KNIVES AND BLADES AND BASE METAL PARTS THEREOF EXCEPT KNIVES OF 8208

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8210.00.00.008211.10.00.00