HS Code for garlic peeler and press

CN Code :

STAINLESS STEEL GARLIC PRESS.HAND OPERATED.IT HAS TWO LONG HANDLES, ONE WITH A PERFORATED BASKET AT THE END, THE OTHER WITH A FLAT SURFACE THAT FITS INTO THE BASKET. THE GARLIC IS PLACED IN THE BASKET, THEN THE FLAT SURFACE IS PUSHED DOWN INTO THE BASKET BY PRESSING THE HANDLES TOGETHER, FORCING THE FOOD THROUGH THE HOLES.^[1]

^[1]. GB502981944#532701

CN Code :

Garlic press (item no. 517 126) - product to be handled with a free arm with a working part consisting of a sieve and a knobbed stamp (each made of die-cast zinc, according to the applicant) which are connected to one another like pliers and with two handles, with ones attached on the inside plastic inserts - the sieve serves to hold the garlic cloves, which are then crushed by means of the stamp by pressing the handles together and pressed through the holes in the sieve - presented in a blister pack, see illustration in the appendix. Such products fall under the combined nomenclature (CN) subheading 8205 5100 as "hand tools (household tools) with working parts of base metal, not elsewhere specified or included".^[1]

^[1]. DEBTI23964/20-1#689667

HTS Code :

The tariff classification of a garlic press from China. The imported item is identified as a Trudeau Garlic Press, item number 0998018. Pictures and marketing material were included with your submission, which indicate that the item is a hand-held tool used in the home. You have stated that the garlic press measures 7 inches long and is made of diecast zinc and nylon. It consists of two nylon comfort handles attached to a diecast zinc chamber that incorporates a small grid of holes. When in use, a clove of garlic is placed in the chamber and the two handles are squeezed together. The garlic glove is then minced through the holes in the chamber.^[1]

^[1]. https://rulings.cbp.gov/ruling/N327903

HTS Code :

The items under consideration are referred to as a two-piece garlic peeler and press set, item number 80360. You have indicated that the garlic peeler and press are packaged together for retail sale upon importation. The function of the items is to peel and crush garlic cloves. The garlic peeler measures approximately 5 1/16 inches long and 1.25 inches in diameter, as measured as its widest points. The peeler is a cylindrical shaped hollow tube, made of silicone. The function of the item is to peel garlic gloves. In use, the peeler is placed on a hard flat surface and the garlic cloves are placed inside the tube. The user presses downward and rolls the tube back and forth until the peel crushes and separates from the clove. The tip of the tube allows the peeled pieces to drop out, while most of the peel remains inside the tube. The peel is now ready to be crushed by the press. The press measures approximately 4.25 inches long by 2 inches wide and 2.75 inches in diameter, as measured at its widest points. The press has an arc shaped handle made of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) plastic and has a stainless steel working edge. The working edge to the press contains uniform round holds. The function of the item is to crush garlic gloves. In use, a peeled garlic clove is placed on a hard, flat surface. The user presses down vertically, and by using a back-and-forth rocking motion, the garlic is minced and crushed.^[1]

^[1]. https://rulings.cbp.gov/ruling/N320164