Gold-Clad Brass Strip from Germany
Brass (copper-zinc alloy) strips clad with gold via mechanical bonding, in widths up to 300mm for connector manufacturing. HTS 7109.00.00.00 covers base metals like brass clad with gold in semi-manufactured strip form, per definition excluding plated products.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Provide bonding process certification (e.g
• hot-rolling) to differentiate from electroplated brass under Chapter 74
• Ensure import docs specify 'not further worked than semi-manufactured' to avoid 7113 jewelry classification