HTS heading 8215
Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware; and base metal parts thereof — 23 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8215 | Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware; and base metal parts thereof + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8215.10.00.00 | Sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal + Ch. 99 | The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty | pcs |
| 8215.20.00.00 | Other sets of assorted articles + Ch. 99 | The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty | pcs |
| 8215.91 | Plated with precious metal + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8215.91.30.00 | Forks + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8215.91.60.00 | Spoons and ladles + Ch. 99 | 4.2% | No. |
| 8215.91.90.00 | Other (including parts) + Ch. 99 | 2.7% | No. |
| 8215.99 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8215.99.01.00 | Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length + Ch. 99 | 0.9¢ each + 15.8% | pcs |
| 8215.99.05.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 0.5¢ each + 8.5% | pcs |
| 8215.99.10.00 | Valued under 25¢ each + Ch. 99 | 0.5¢ each + 6.3% | pcs |
| 8215.99.15.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 0.4¢ each + 4.8% | pcs |
| 8215.99.20.00 | With rubber or plastic handles + Ch. 99 | 0.5¢ each + 3.2% | No. |
| 8215.99.22.00 | Without their handles + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8215.99.24.00 | Table forks (including table serving forks) and barbecue forks with wooden handles + Ch. 99 | 0.3¢ each + 4.5% | No. |
| 8215.99.26.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 0.2¢ each + 3.1% | No. |
| 8215.99.30.00 | Spoons valued under 25¢ each + Ch. 99 | 14% | pcs |
| 8215.99.35.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 6.8% | pcs |
| 8215.99.40 | With base metal (except stainless steel) or nonmetal handles + Ch. 99 | 5% | — |
| 8215.99.40.30 | Tablespoons and table ladles + Ch. 99 | 5% (inherited from 8215.99.40) | No. |
| 8215.99.40.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | 5% (inherited from 8215.99.40) | No. |
| 8215.99.45.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8215.99.50.00 | Other (including parts) + Ch. 99 | 5.3% | No. |
2 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
23 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.