Code 8215 91 · Heading 8215

Silver-, gold- or platinum-plated base-metal kitchen and tableware, not sets

This code covers spoons, forks, soup ladles, skimming ladles, cake servers, fish knives, butter knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or table articles made of base metals and silver-plated, gold-plated or platinum-plated. It excludes sets and lobster or poultry shears.

For example

A silver-plated base-metal table spoon, not a set
A gold-plated base-metal fork, not a set
A platinum-plated base-metal butter knife, not a set

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Official tariff text

Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware of base metal, plated with precious metal (excl. sets of articles such as lobster cutters and poultry shears)

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Step 1 · Section XV Base metals and articles of base metal
Is it iron or steel; an article made of iron or steel; copper or an article made of copper; nickel or an article made of nickel; aluminium or an article made of aluminium; lead or an article made of lead; zinc or an article made of zinc; tin or an article made of tin; another base metal, sintered metal or cermet, or an article made from one of these; a base-metal tool, implement, knife, spoon or fork, or a part thereof; or another miscellaneous article made of base metal?
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Step 2 · Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of ba… 10 of 11 chapters in section XV
Which named product group best describes it: an agricultural, gardening or forestry hand tool; a hand saw or saw blade; a file, pliers or similar hand tool; a hand wrench or socket head; another hand tool or implement; a retail set of tools; a replaceable tool; a machine knife or blade; an unmounted sintered metal-carbide tool part; a mechanical hand-operated food or drink implement weighing less than 10 kg; a knife; a razor or non-electric shaving machine; scissors; another cutting or clipping tool or manicure or pedicure implement; or a spoon, fork or similar kitchen or table article?
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Step 3 · Heading 8215 Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish… 15 of 15 headings under chapter 82
Is it a set or an individual article? If it is a set, is it a set of spoons, forks or other articles of this heading, possibly with up to the same number of knives, or is it a set containing one or more knives, possibly with up to the same number of spoons, forks or other articles of this heading? In either case, does it contain at least one silver-, gold- or platinum-plated item?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8215 91 Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish… 3 of 4 subheadings under heading 8215
Is the item a set, and if so, does the set contain at least one silver-plated, gold-plated or platinum-plated item?

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8215 91 00 Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware of base metal, plated with precious metal (excl. sets of articles such as lobster cutters and poultry shears) 4.7% Save

Compare the sibling codes

8215 10 Sets of spoons, forks or other articles of heading 8215, which may also contain up to an equivalent number of knives, of base metal, containing at least one article plated with precious metal 4.7–8.5%
8215 20 Sets consisting of one or more knives of heading 8211 and at least an equal number of spoons, forks or other articles of heading 8215, of base metal, containing no articles plated with precious metal 4.7–8.5%
8215 91 Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware of base metal, plated with precious metal (excl. sets of articles such as lobster cutters and poultry shears) you are here 4.7%
8215 99 Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or tableware of base metal, not plated with precious metal (excl. sets of articles such as lobster cutters and poultry shears) 4.7–8.5%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

82.15.9100

Plated with precious metal

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

8215 91 00 00

Plated with precious metal

Ordinary duty

4.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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