Heading 8211
HTS code 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
- Chapter
- 82 — Tools and cutlery
- Tariff lines
- 25
- General duty
- General duty rate of 4.4%, with 1 duty-free line; 23 lines carry a specific or compound duty
Tariff lines under heading 8211
Full 10-digit codes with their general (MFN) duty rates. The correct line depends on the product's material, construction, and use.
| HTS code | Description | General rate | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8211.10.0000 | Sets of assorted articles (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof) | The rate of duty applicable to that article in the set subject to the highest rate of duty | pcs |
| 8211.91.1000 | Knives with silver-plated handles (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Table knives having fixed blades) | Free | No. |
| 8211.91.2000 | Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Table knives having fixed blades > Knives with stainless steel handles > With handles containing nickel or containing over 10 percent by weight of manganese) | 0.4¢ each + 6.4% | pcs |
| 8211.91.2500 | Other (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Table knives having fixed blades > Knives with stainless steel handles > With handles containing nickel or containing over 10 percent by weight of manganese) | 0.4¢ each + 6.8% | pcs |
| 8211.91.3000 | Valued under 25¢ each, not over 25.9 cm in overall length (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Table knives having fixed blades > Knives with stainless steel handles > Other) | 0.9¢ each + 10.6% | pcs |
| 8211.91.4000 | Other (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Table knives having fixed blades > Knives with stainless steel handles > Other) | 0.3¢ each + 3.7% | pcs |
| 8211.91.5030 | Steak knives (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Table knives having fixed blades > Knives with rubber or plastic handles) | 0.7¢ each + 3.7% | No. |
| 8211.91.5060 | Other (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Table knives having fixed blades > Knives with rubber or plastic handles) | 0.7¢ each + 3.7% | No. |
| 8211.91.8030 | Steak knives (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Table knives having fixed blades > Other) | 0.3¢ each + 4.9% | No. |
| 8211.91.8060 | Other (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Table knives having fixed blades > Other) | 0.3¢ each + 4.9% | No. |
| 8211.92.2000 | Kitchen and butcher knives (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Other knives having fixed blades > With rubber or plastic handles) | 0.8¢ each + 4.6% | No. |
| 8211.92.4050 | Sheath-type knives (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Other knives having fixed blades > With rubber or plastic handles > Other) | 1¢ each + 4.6% | No. |
| 8211.92.4060 | Other (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Other knives having fixed blades > With rubber or plastic handles > Other) | 1¢ each + 4.6% | No. |
| 8211.92.6000 | Hunting knives with wood handles (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Other knives having fixed blades > Other) | 4.4% | No. |
| 8211.92.9030 | Kitchen and butcher knives (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Other knives having fixed blades > Other > Other) | 0.4¢ each + 6.1% | No. |
| 8211.92.9045 | Sheath-type knives (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Other knives having fixed blades > Other > Other) | 0.4¢ each + 6.1% | No. |
| 8211.92.9060 | Other (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Other knives having fixed blades > Other > Other) | 0.4¢ each + 6.1% | No. |
| 8211.93.0031 | 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 (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Knives having other than fixed blades) | 3¢ each + 5.4% | No. |
| 8211.93.0035 | Pen knives, pocket knives and other knives which have folding blades (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Knives having other than fixed blades) | 3¢ each + 5.4% | No. |
| 8211.93.0060 | Other (including parts) (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Knives having other than fixed blades) | 3¢ each + 5.4% | No. |
| 8211.94.1000 | For knives having fixed blades (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Blades) | 0.16¢ each + 2.2% | No. |
| 8211.94.5000 | Other (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Blades) | 1¢ each + 5.4% | No. |
| 8211.95.1000 | For table knives having fixed blades (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Handles of base metal) | 0.3¢ each + 4.9% | No. |
| 8211.95.5000 | For other knives having fixed blades (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Handles of base metal) | 0.4¢ each + 6.1% | No. |
| 8211.95.9000 | Other (Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof > Other > Handles of base metal) | 3¢ each + 5.4% | No. |
Documents required to import under 8211
Customs paperwork typically required to import these goods into the United States. Conditional items depend on shipment value, transport mode, or origin.
- Commercial InvoiceRequired
- Packing ListRequired
- Bill of Lading / Airway BillRequired
- CBP Entry Summary (7501)Required
Prepared and filed by your customs broker
- CBP Entry / Release (3461)Required
Prepared and filed by your customs broker
- Customs Bond (CBP 301)Conditional
Required for formal entries — generally shipments valued over $2,500
Single-entry or continuous bond, obtained through your broker or a surety
- Importer Security Filing (ISF "10+2")Conditional
Required for ocean freight only
Filed electronically at least 24 hours before loading at the foreign port
- Importer ID Input Record (CBP 5106)Conditional
Required to establish or update your importer-of-record number with CBP
One-time setup for a new importer; not filed per shipment
- Entry Manifest (CBP 7533)Conditional
Alternative to the 3461 for informal, low-value, or contiguous-country entries
Common questions
- What is HTS code 8211?
- HTS heading 8211 covers knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof. It sits in Chapter 82 (tools and cutlery) of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule and contains 25 tariff lines.
- What is the duty rate for HTS 8211?
- General duty rate of 4.4%, with 1 duty-free line; 23 lines carry a specific or compound duty. The general rate applies to most-favoured-nation trading partners; goods from countries with a free trade agreement may qualify for a reduced or duty-free special rate.
- How many digits does a full HTS code have?
- US import entries require the full 10-digit HTS code. Heading 8211 is the first four digits — the remaining six narrow it down to the specific product, which is what determines the duty rate you actually pay.
Related headings in Chapter 82
- 8201Handtools of the following kinds and base metal parts thereof: spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry
- 8202Handsaws, and metal parts thereof; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting, slotting or toothless saw blades), and base metal parts thereof
- 8203Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe cutters, bolt cutters, perforating punches and similar handtools, and base metal parts thereof
- 8204Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); socket wrenches, with or without handles, drives or extensions; base metal parts thereof
- 8205Handtools (including glass cutters) not elsewhere specified or included; blow torches and similar self-contained torches; vises, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of machine tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand- or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks; base metal parts thereof
- 8206Tools of two or more of headings 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale
- 8207Interchangeable tools for handtools, whether or not power operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screwdriving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools; base metal parts thereof
- 8208Knives and cutting blades, for machines or for mechanical appliances, and base metal parts thereof