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Cheese Cutter

A cheese cutter is a specialized tool designed for slicing cheese. Variations exist to accommodate different cheese types, desired slice thicknesses, and serving styles.

Materials

Cheese cutters are commonly constructed from the following materials:

• Stainless Steel: The most prevalent material, offering durability, hygiene, and resistance to corrosion. Often used for blades and structural components.
• Wood: Frequently used for handles and bases, providing a comfortable grip and aesthetic appeal. Common wood types include beech, maple, and olive wood.
• Plastic: Employed in some models for handles, bases, and components where hygiene and cost-effectiveness are prioritized.
• Wire: High-tensile wire is utilized in wire cheese cutters for unaged, softer cheeses.

Purpose

The primary purpose of a cheese cutter is to create clean, uniform slices of cheese for consumption. This is useful for:

• Serving: Presenting cheese attractively on cheese boards or platters.
• Cooking: Preparing cheese for recipes such as sandwiches, gratins, or fondues.
• Portioning: Creating consistent cheese portions for retail or individual use.

Function

Cheese cutters function by applying pressure to shear the cheese. The specific mechanism varies depending on the type:

• Lever-Action Cutters: Utilize a fulcrum and lever to amplify force, making it easier to cut through harder cheeses.
• Wire Cutters: Employ a taut wire to slice through softer cheeses with a pulling motion.
• Rotary Cutters: Feature a rotating blade that slices cheese as it is moved across the surface.
• Handheld Slicers: Require manual pressure and motion to cut cheese.

Usage Scenarios

• Home Kitchens: For everyday cheese slicing and preparation.
• Cheese Shops: For cutting cheese to order for customers.
• Restaurants & Catering: For preparing cheese for dishes and platters.
• Delicatessens: For slicing cheese for sandwiches and prepared foods.

Common Types

• Piano Wire Cheese Cutter: A long, taut wire stretched across a wooden frame, ideal for semi-soft and soft cheeses like brie and gouda. Requires a back-and-forth sawing motion.
• Lever-Type Cheese Cutter: Features a hinged arm and blade, providing mechanical advantage for cutting harder cheeses like cheddar and parmesan.
• Rotary Cheese Slicer: A handheld tool with a rotating blade, suitable for a variety of cheeses and slice thicknesses. Often adjustable.
• Cheese Plane (or Cheese Shaver): A handheld tool with a blade that shaves off thin slices of hard cheeses.
• Adjustable Cheese Slicer: Allows for selecting different slice thicknesses, often used for block cheeses.
• Electric Cheese Slicer: Utilizes a powered blade for fast and consistent slicing, commonly used in commercial settings.

Based on the material, use, function, and application scenarios, a cheese cutter is a knife designed for cutting cheese. Here are the relevant HS codes based on the provided reference material:

• 8211922000: This HS code covers knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof. Specifically, it applies to “Other” knives having fixed blades with rubber or plastic handles, including kitchen and butcher knives. A cheese cutter falls under this category if it has a fixed blade and a rubber or plastic handle, and is used in the kitchen.

  • 82: Base metal cutlery, not elsewhere specified or included.
  • 11: Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof.
  • 92: Other knives having fixed blades.
  • 20: With rubber or plastic handles.
  • 00: Kitchen and butcher knives.

• 8211929030: This HS code also covers knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof. It applies to “Other” knives having fixed blades, but specifically excludes those with rubber or plastic handles, including kitchen and butcher knives. A cheese cutter falls under this category if it has a fixed blade and a handle material other than rubber or plastic, and is used in the kitchen.

  • 82: Base metal cutlery, not elsewhere specified or included.
  • 11: Knives with cutting blades, serrated or not (including pruning knives), other than knives of heading 8208, and blades and other base metal parts thereof.
  • 92: Other knives having fixed blades.
  • 90: Other.
  • 30: Kitchen and butcher knives.

• 8479820040: This HS code covers machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof. Specifically, it applies to “Other machines and mechanical appliances”, including mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenizing, emulsifying or stirring machines, and specifically, mixing, kneading or stirring machines. If the cheese cutter is a mechanical appliance designed for automated cheese cutting, it may fall under this category.

  • 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof.
  • 79: Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof.
  • 82: Other machines and mechanical appliances.
  • 00: Mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenizing, emulsifying or stirring machines.
  • 40: Mixing, kneading or stirring machines.

Please note that the applicable tax rates for these HS codes are as follows:

• 8211922000: 0.8¢ each + 4.6%, 加征关税: 7.5%, 2025.4.2后加征关税: 30.0%, 总税率: 0.8¢ each + 4.6%+37.5%
• 8211929030: 0.4¢ each + 6.1%, 加征关税: 7.5%, 2025.4.2后加征关税: 30.0%, 总税率: 0.4¢ each + 6.1%+37.5%
• 8479820040: 0.0%, 加征关税: 25.0%, 2025.4.2后加征关税: 30.0%, 总税率: 55.0%