1.1 mm Music Wire ASTM A228 from Japan
ASTM A228 music wire, high-tensile nonalloy steel with ~0.8% carbon, 1.1 mm diameter, polished but not coated. Ideal for piano strings, musical instruments, and precision springs. HTS 7217.10.80.75 applies to this uncoated, round, high-carbon wire in the specified diameter.
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 ASTM A228 certification and tensile strength test results to support high-carbon classification
• Verify no protective oil coating exceeds 'further worked' threshold per Chapter 72 notes
• Avoid misdeclaration as low-carbon; carbon content testing is routine for this HTS