0.45% Carbon Round Steel Wire for Spring Manufacturing from Mexico
Round wire of nonalloy steel containing 0.45% carbon by weight, not plated or coated, and polished for enhanced surface finish. Classified under HTS 7217.10.80.20 as iron or nonalloy steel wire with 0.25-0.6% carbon, round cross-section, and 'other' specifications not meeting higher-strength categories. Used primarily in compression and extension spring production.
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
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide mill test certificates verifying carbon content between 0.25-0.6% and nonalloy composition to avoid reclassification
• Ensure wire diameter and round cross-section documentation matches 'other round wire' specs; common pitfall is misstating polish as coating
• Declare exact yield strength if near high-strength thresholds to prevent disputes under Chapter 72 notes