Subheading · Section XV

8215.91: Plated with precious metal

8215.91
  • 4%UK
  • 4.7%EU
  • 50%–70%Türkiye
  • 0%–4.2%USA
  • US$56.6mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 8215.91 belongs to heading 8215 (spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives…) in chapter 82.

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8215.91; the duty is 4%.

Subheading 8215.91 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4.7%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 8215.91 into 3 tariff lines; the statutory rate is between 50% and 70% (average 63.3%).

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, subheading 8215.91 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4.2%. 1 of them is duty-free.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$56.6m (−7.2% year on year).

The largest exporter was France (US$17.7m), followed by China.

The biggest buyer was Austria, with imports of US$5.6m.

The United Kingdom ranked 14th among 101 exporters with US$630.4k.

The United Kingdom imported US$1.8m, most of it from France.

Duty rates compared

UK 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 4.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% – 70% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines · average 63.3% USA Free – 4.2% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.3%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8215 91 00 00 Plated with precious metal 4%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 8215 91 00 Plated with precious metal 4.7%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 8215.91 Kıymetli metallerle kaplanmış olanlar:
  2. 8215.91.00.10.00 Adi metallerden saplar 50%
  3. Diğerleri :
  4. 8215.91.00.90.11 Altın ve gümüşle kaplamalı olanlar 70%
  5. 8215.91.00.90.19 Diğerleri 70%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 8215.91 Plated with precious metal:
  2. 8215.91.30.00 Forks FreeNo.
  3. 8215.91.60.00 Spoons and ladles 4.2%No.
  4. 8215.91.90.00 Other (including parts) 2.7%No.

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

8215.91 · US$56.6m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$18.9kUS$18.9k+US$154.6k+US$928.2k+> US$8.4m

Exports: 101
  1. France: US$17.7m
  2. China: US$13.1m
  3. Germany: US$8.4m
  4. Italy: US$3.3m
  5. Poland: US$1.4m
  6. Portugal: US$1.3m
  7. United States: US$1.3m
  8. Vietnam: US$1.2m
  9. Netherlands: US$928.2k
  10. Spain: US$878.2k
  11. Belgium: US$765.8k
  12. Czechia: US$709.9k
  13. India: US$660.4k
  14. United Kingdom: US$630.4k
  15. Japan: US$607k
  16. Indonesia: US$571k
  17. Hong Kong SAR China: US$430.1k
  18. Thailand: US$309k
  19. Austria: US$207.2k
  20. Singapore: US$189.5k
  21. Switzerland: US$184.7k
  22. Canada: US$184.5k
  23. Denmark: US$154.6k
  24. Taiwan: US$154.6k
  25. Chile: US$151.2k
  26. Bulgaria: US$148.8k
  27. Sweden: US$133.6k
  28. Slovakia: US$132.2k
  29. Brazil: US$90.8k
  30. Türkiye: US$66.1k
  31. Saudi Arabia: US$63.4k
  32. Lithuania: US$53.4k
  33. Romania: US$45.7k
  34. Estonia: US$41.6k
  35. South Africa: US$38.4k
  36. South Korea: US$37.1k
  37. Serbia: US$37.1k
  38. Australia: US$34.4k
  39. Morocco: US$29.9k
  40. Lebanon: US$27.4k
  41. Israel: US$25.3k
  42. Greece: US$21.5k
  43. Colombia: US$20.8k
  44. Mexico: US$19.1k
  45. Malaysia: US$18.9k
  46. Russia: US$17k
  47. Pakistan: US$16.9k
  48. United Arab Emirates: US$15.9k
  49. Slovenia: US$14.9k
  50. New Zealand: US$14.4k
  51. Latvia: US$12.8k
  52. Ireland: US$10k
  53. Finland: US$7.4k
  54. Mozambique: US$5k
  55. Panama: US$4.1k
  56. Guatemala: US$3.1k
  57. Malta: US$3k
  58. Croatia: US$2.5k
  59. Philippines: US$2.4k
  60. Sri Lanka: US$2.3k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 France US$17.7m 31.2%
2 China US$13.1m 23.1%
3 Germany US$8.4m 14.8%
4 Italy US$3.3m 5.8%
5 Poland US$1.4m 2.5%
6 Portugal US$1.3m 2.3%
7 United States US$1.3m 2.2%
8 Vietnam US$1.2m 2.2%
9 Netherlands US$928.2k 1.6%
10 Spain US$878.2k 1.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Austria US$5.6m 9.9%
2 Germany US$5.2m 9.2%
3 United States US$5m 8.8%
4 Mexico US$3.2m 5.7%
5 United Arab Emirates US$2.5m 4.4%
6 Italy US$2.3m 4%
7 France US$2m 3.5%
8 United Kingdom US$1.8m 3.3%
9 Spain US$1.8m 3.1%
10 Hong Kong SAR China US$1.5m 2.7%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for plated with precious metal?

Plated with precious metal fall under HS subheading 8215.91, part of heading 8215, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on plated with precious metal in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8215.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on plated with precious metal in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8215.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most plated with precious metal?

France, with US$17.7m in 2024 (31.2% of world exports).