Clad Copper Steel Rounds from Mexico
Hot-rolled nonalloy steel cores clad with copper plating for electrical grounding rods. HTS 7215.90.10.00 for metal-coated (copper) other bars/rods not cold-formed. Cladding per chapter note qualifies as metal coating.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
50%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Cladding thickness ratios must be documented (typically 10-15% copper)
• Electrical conductivity test reports support grounding rod use
• Distinguish from Chapter 74 copper products by steel base weight