Gold-Clad Brass Strip from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
16%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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