1.3mm Heat-Treated Oil-Tempered MB Wire from Japan
Oil-tempered high-carbon wire (0.7% carbon) with 1.3 mm diameter for mechanical belt springs, heat-treated for fatigue resistance. Matches HTS 7217.10.80.30: nonalloy, round, ≥0.6% C, heat-treated, 1.0-1.5 mm, not plated. Used in conveyor and automotive belt systems.
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
• Document oil-quenching process as qualifying heat treatment; simple annealing insufficient
• Ensure no phosphatizing or other 'further worked' per Chapter 72 note, or shifts to 7217.20+
• Use calibrated micrometers for diameter; CBP tolerances strict for statistical reporting