0.5mm Mild Steel Beading Wire from Japan
0.5mm diameter mild steel wire (<0.25% C), plain round polished, for beading, wire wrapping, and artisan jewelry. HTS 7217.10.40.90 for sub-1.5mm non-plated round nonalloy wire. Dead soft for bending without work hardening.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Cut to short lengths? Still wire if not formed; shaped becomes Chapter 83
• Colorless/polished only; painted wire = further worked, higher duty
• Jewelry trade shows require HTS proof; carry mill certificates