Copper Strip Clad with Platinum from China
Flat strips of copper base metal with platinum cladding applied via brazing on surfaces, in semimanufactured state for thermocouple or catalytic converter production. Meets HTS 7111.00.00.00 as base metal clad with platinum, not advanced beyond basic form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
45%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Include manufacturing process affidavits confirming mechanical cladding (not plating) to distinguish from Chapter 71 exclusions
• Test for delamination risks during import inspection; non-conforming cladding may lead to base metal reclassification
• Label clearly as semimanufactured to avoid confusion with finished wares under 7114 goldsmiths' articles