Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 8211.91
8211.91.90.00: Table knives having fixed blades: other
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8211 Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 82.08, and blades therefor.
- 82119 Other:
- 8211.91 Table knives having fixed blades
- 8211.91.90 Other
- 8211.91.90.00 Other
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8211.91 Table knives having fixed blades
UK 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 8.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 8.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · 6× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Japan 3.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada lines: 8211.91
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
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The tariff classification of a steak knife set from China
Legal notes
Notes
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.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 8211.91.90.00 is one of 2 lines under subheading 8211.91, table knives having fixed blades.
The MFN tariff rate is 11%.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the EU duty is 8.5%, the Türkiye duty is 8.5%, the US duty is free, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 3.7%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 8211.91 worth US$11m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 8211.91.90.00?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is 11%. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 8211.91 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$5m), followed by the United States.