Code 8215 99 · Heading 8215

Single kitchen and table utensils of base metal, not silver-, gold- or platinum-plated

This covers spoons, forks, soup ladles, skimming ladles, cake servers, fish knives, butter knives, sugar tongs and similar kitchen or table articles made of base metal. They must not be silver-, gold- or platinum-plated, and must not be sets or lobster and poultry shears.

For example

A stainless-steel table spoon, not silver-, gold- or platinum-plated
A stainless-steel cake server, not silver-, gold- or platinum-plated
A base-metal sugar tong made of a metal other than stainless steel, not silver-, gold- or platinum-plated

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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, not 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 99 Spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish… 4 of 4 subheadings under heading 8215
Is the article made of stainless steel, or of another base metal?

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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) 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) you are here 4.7–8.5%

Export to Norway

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

82.15.9911

Spoons and forks

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
82.15.9919

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
82.15.9991

Spoons and forks

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
82.15.9999

Other

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. 3, 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 99 10 00

Of stainless steel

Ordinary duty

8.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8215 99 90 00

Other

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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