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October 2026, question 37
Classification · Classification: GRIs, notes and headings
Of the four choices below, which is the best CLASSIFICATION of a fixed-blade knife intended for use in hunting? The knife features a stainless-steel blade with an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic handle and comes in a substantial leather holster.
- 8211.91.50
- 8211.92.40
- 8211.92.60
- 8211.92.90
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CBP's answer: B. B: 8211.92.40
Statistical Note 2 defines sheath-type knives as fixed-blade knives in a substantial holster of a kind used in hunting and fishing, so this knife is a fixed-blade knife of 8211.92. The handle is plastic and it is not a kitchen or butcher knife, so it falls in the 'with rubber or plastic handles: other' line, 8211.92.40 (with the sheath-type knives statistical line), and B is right. 8211.92.60 is for hunting knives with wood handles, and 8211.91 is for table knives.
fixed-blade knives contained in a substantial holster, i.e., "sheath" and of a kind used in hunting and fishing Chapter 82, Statistical Note 2
Hunting knives with wood handles HTSUS 8211.92.60
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CBP's key cites: Chapter 82, Statistical Note 2
Question and key from CBP's October 2026 exam and answer key. The walk-through is ours; quotes are from the pinned editions in the reference viewer (HTSUS 2026 Basic, 19 CFR 2025 edition).