HTS tariff line · chapter 82
8214.10.00
Paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners (nonmechanical) and blades and other parts thereof
Analysis
HTS 8214.10.00 covers paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners (nonmechanical) and blades and other parts thereof under heading 8214 (other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers…).
The general rate is 0.3¢ each + 4.2%, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 0.3¢ each + 4.2%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332215 (Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing), an industry of 205 US establishments employing 6,704 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8214.20.30 | Cuticle or cornknives, cuticle pushers, nail files, nailcleaners, nail nippers and clippers, all the foregoing used for manicure or pedicure purposes, and parts thereof | 4% |
| 8214.20.60 | In leather containers | Free |
| 8214.20.90 | Manicure and pedicure sets, and combinations thereof: other | 4.1% |
| 8214.90.30 | Cleavers with their handles | 1¢ each + 4.9% |
| 8214.90.60 | Cleavers and the like not elsewhere specified or included: other | 0.2¢ each + 3.1% |
| 8214.90.90 | Other: other (including parts) | 1.4¢ each + 3.2% |