HTS tariff line · chapter 82
8214.90.60
Cleavers and the like not elsewhere specified or included: other
Analysis
HTS 8214.90.60 covers cleavers and the like not elsewhere specified or included: other under heading 8214 (other articles of cutlery (for example, hair clippers, butchers' or kitchen cleavers…).
The general rate is 0.2¢ each + 3.1%, 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 0.2¢ each + 3.1%. 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.
The other lines in the same group are 8214.90.30 (cleavers with their handles, 1¢ each + 4.9%) and 8214.90.90 (other: other (including parts), 1.4¢ each + 3.2%).
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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8214.90.30 | Cleavers with their handles | 1¢ each + 4.9% |
| 8214.90.90 | Other: other (including parts) | 1.4¢ each + 3.2% |