Gold-Clad Copper Tube from Japan
Seamless copper tubes clad externally with gold for corrosion-resistant fittings in aerospace. Classified HTS 7109.00.00.00 as base metal clad with gold, semi-manufactured tube form not further worked.
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
• Certify tube as 'not further worked' (no threading/machining) via production records
• ITAR/EAR checks for aerospace end-use; gold cladding may trigger dual-use scrutiny