The Product
- Plastic eating utensils: knives, forks and spoons, sold in a 360-piece count of 120 each.
- Made of polylactic acid (PLA) plastic, a saturated polyester derived from cornstarch, sugarcane or cassava.
- The PLA is biodegradable and compostable. The utensils come in black or white.
- Knives about 7.0 inches long, forks about 6.5 inches, spoons about 6.1 inches.
CBP's Ruling
| Item | HTS code | CBP's description of the line |
|---|---|---|
| Plastic utensils | HTS 3924.10.4000 | Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics: Tableware and kitchenware: Other |
Explanation
Heading 3924 names tableware, kitchenware and other household articles of plastics, and CBP placed the cutlery on the Other line for tableware and kitchenware. The knives, forks and spoons are made of PLA plastic, a biodegradable and compostable polyester.
Does this apply to your product?
It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:
- Is it eating cutlery, such as knives, forks or spoons?
- Is it made of plastic, such as compostable PLA?
A no to any of them can mean a different code. A licensed broker can classify your product.
The code today
| HTS code | In today's schedule | Where it sits | Today's duty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3924.10.4000 | ✓ Still in the schedule | Heading 3924 › Tableware and kitchenware | Today's duty from China |
Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.
Related rulings
N324187 and L87101 put plastic utensils and plastic kitchen utensils on the same line, and N312347 (a plastic cauldron) and N322779 (a plastic dishpan) are on the same line too. F82974 and F82977 cover plastic server utensils.
- N324187February 10, 2022Plastic utensils from China3924.10.4000
- N329635December 7, 2022Plastic turntables from China3924.10.3000
- N330170January 23, 2023Plastic platter from China3924.10.2000, 9817.95.05
- F82974March 8, 2000Plastic server utensils from China3924.10.5000
- F82977March 8, 2000Plastic server utensils from China3924.10.5000
- L87101September 21, 2005Plastic kitchen utensils from China3924.10.4000
- N312347July 6, 2020Plastic cauldron from China3924.10.4000
- N322779November 19, 2021Plastic dishpan from China3924.10.4000
Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N332492 in plain English and checked its codes against the letter and today's tariff schedule. A ruling applies only to goods that match its facts; our terms explain the rest. Terms