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Brass Musical Instrument String Wire from Japan

Brass wire for manufacturing wound strings on musical instruments like guitars and basses, with a copper-zinc alloy composition. It is uninsulated and in coils, meeting the wire definition of Chapter 74. As a raw material for string production, it falls under tariff item 7408.21.00.

Duty Rate — Japan → Canada

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Import Tips

• Confirm the wire is not wound or finished into strings; finished strings fall under Chapter 92

• Provide the alloy composition to verify it is a brass

• If the wire is plated with silver or other metal, it may be classified differently