8211 — Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not, incl. pruning knives, and blades therefor, of base metal (excl. straw knives, machetes, knives and cutting blades for machines or mechanical appliances, fish knives, butter knives, razors and razor blades and knives of heading 8214)
Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not, incl. pruning knives, and blades therefor, of base metal (excl. straw knives, machetes, knives and cutting blades for machines or mechanical appliances, fish knives, butter knives, razors and razor blades and knives of heading 8214)
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Where it sits in the nomenclature
Section XV. Base metals and articles of base metal
- 82Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
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Explanatory notes to heading 8211 3 paragraphs
Machine translation from Russian. The original is the EEC explanatory note, and that is what a classification dispute is argued from; the translation is for understanding and has no legal force.
8211 Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades therefor (+): 8211 10 – sets of assorted articles – other: 8211 91 – – table knives having fixed blades 8211 92 – – other knives having fixed blades 8211 93 – – knives having other than fixed blades 8211 94 – – blades 8211 95 – – handles of base metal
This heading includes knives with cutting blades, saw blades or not, with the exception of knives of heading 8208 and certain tools and cutlery, sometimes called "knives", which are referred to directly or indirectly in other headings of this chapter (for example, knives of a cutting device of a mower of heading 8201 and other articles excluded from the data sheet).
heading at the end of this Explanatory Note). The heading includes: (1) Non-folding table knives of all kinds, including carving or dessert knives. Their handles and blades may be of solid metal, or they may have a handle of base metal, wood, horn, plastics, etc. (2) Non-folding kitchen knives, as well as knives for professional or other use; these knives are usually not as decorative in appearance as those of the preceding type. This category includes, inter alia: butchers' knives; knives for bookbinders or for the paper industry; knives for tanners, furriers, saddlers or shoemakers, with or without handles; honeycomb uncapping knives; gardeners' pruning knives for cutting off branches, etc.; hunting knives, Finnish-style sheath knives; oyster knives; fruit-peeling knives. (3) Folding knives of all kinds, with handles of base metal, wood, horn, plastics, etc. This category includes, inter alia: pocket knives, penknives, clasp knives, campers' and sportsmen's knives (all of which may have several blades or have additional tools such as corkscrews, awls, screwdrivers, scissors, can openers, etc.); folding pocket knives for pruning, budding, grafting, etc. (4) Knives with several interchangeable blades, with or without handles. The heading also covers blanks for the manufacture of the above knives, which may be in the form of rough or worked blanks, or polished or fully finished blades. It also includes handles of base metal for knives of this heading. In addition to the exclusions listed above, the heading also excludes: (a) bill hooks and cleavers (heading 8201); (b) cutting articles of heading 8214; (c) fish knives and butter knives (heading 8215). Subheading Explanatory Note. Subheading 8211 10 Classification in subheading 8211 10 is limited to sets of assorted knives or sets of assorted articles in which the knives outnumber the other articles.
Official text adopted by a Recommendation of the EEC Board
Notes to chapter 82 — Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 3 items
Notes
English text as published in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/1832 (Combined Nomenclature). The EAEU tariff and the EU nomenclature copy these notes from the same convention. For a Russian declaration the binding version is the Russian one: Annex to Decision No 80 of the EEC Council of 14 September 2021.
1. Apart from blowlamps, portable forges, grinding wheels with frameworks, manicure and pedicure sets, and goods of heading 8209, this chapter covers only articles with a blade, working edge, working surface or other working part of:
(a) base metal;
(b) metal carbides or cermets;
(c) precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) on a support of base metal, metal carbide or cermet; or
(d) abrasive materials on a support of base metal, provided that the articles have cutting teeth, flutes, grooves, or the like, of base metal, which retain their identity and function after the application of the abrasive.
2. Parts of base metal of the articles of this chapter are to be classified with the articles of which they are parts, except parts separately specified as such and tool-holders for hand tools (heading 8466). However, parts of general use as defined in note 2 to Section XV are in all cases excluded from this chapter. Heads, blades and cutting plates for electric shavers or electric hair clippers are to be classified in heading 8510.
3. Sets consisting of one or more knives of heading 8211 and at least an equal number of articles of heading 8215 are to be classified in heading 8215.
Codes inside
Only the ten-digit code carries a duty rate
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 8211 10 | Sets of assorted articles of knives of heading 8211; sets in which there is a higher number of knives of heading 8211 than of any other article |
| 8211 91 | Table knives having fixed blades of base metal, incl. handles (excl. butter knives and fish knives) |
| 8211 92 | Knives with fixed blades of base metal (excl. straw knives, machetes, knives and cutting blades for machines or mechanical appliances, table knives, fish knives, butter knives, razors and razor blades and knives of heading 8214) |
| 8211 93 | Knives having other than fixed blades, incl. pruning knives, of base metal (excl. razors) |
| 8211 94 | Blades of base metal for table knives, pocket knives and other knives of heading 8211 |
| 8211 95 | Handles of base metal for table knives, pocket knives and other knives of heading 8211 |
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