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HS code for Kitchen knife set, stainless steel
HS 2022Destination USConfidence 0.75Reviewed by a second modelKnives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades therefor > Sets of assorted articles
Section XV: Base metals and articles of base metal · Chapter 82: Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal · Heading 8211: Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades therefor
Why this code
A kitchen knife set with stainless steel (base metal) blades falls in heading 8211 under GRI 1 and Chapter 82 Note 1. Retail kitchen knife sets usually combine different knives, such as chef, bread, utility and paring knives. Subheading 821110 covers 'sets of assorted articles'. If the set also includes scissors, a sharpening steel or a block, the knives give the essential character (GRI 3(b)). Chapter 82 Note 3 would send the set to 8215 only if it contained at least as many forks or spoons as knives, which is unlikely here. Identical knives would instead fall in 821192.
Rules applied: GRI 1, Chapter 82 Note 1, Chapter 82 Note 3, GRI 3(b), GRI 5, GRI 6.
Alternatives considered
| Code | Description | Why not |
|---|---|---|
| 8211.92 | Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades therefor > Other > Other knives having fixed blades | Applies only if the knives are identical fixed-blade knives rather than an assortment. |
| 8215.20 | Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware > Other sets of assorted articles | Requires forks or spoons of 8215 at least equal in number to the knives (Chapter 82 Note 3); this is not indicated. |
| 8214.90 | Other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers, choppers and mincing knives, paperknives); manicure or pedicure sets and instruments (including nail files) > Other | Covers cleavers and choppers presented alone; in an assorted knife set a cleaver does not give the essential character. |
Information that would confirm the code
- Are the knives of different types (e.g. chef, bread, paring) or all identical?
- Does the set include forks, spoons, scissors, a sharpener or a block, and how many of each?
- Are any articles plated with precious metal?
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) line for US
Sets of assorted articles
Confidence 0.75. Single declarable line under this subheading.
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