Piano Wire 0.9mm Heat Treated from Japan
Heat-treated high-carbon steel wire of 0.9 mm diameter, specifically drawn for piano strings requiring high tensile strength and durability. Falls under HTS 7217.10.80.25 due to its iron/nonalloy steel composition, ≥0.6% carbon, heat treatment, round cross-section, and sub-1.0 mm size, without plating.
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
9903.03.060%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
• Include tensile strength test results in documentation to substantiate heat treatment claims
• Ensure wire is spooled or coiled properly to prevent damage that might suggest prior working beyond allowed polishing
• Declare exact carbon analysis; levels below 0.6% shift classification to lower carbon wire subheadings