1.7 mm Piano Wire Music Steel from Germany
Round piano wire 1.7 mm diameter, 0.9% carbon content, polished but not coated, for piano and harp strings. High tensile strength essential for musical applications. HTS 7217.10.80.90 for round nonalloy high-carbon wire ≥1.5 mm.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Music wire polishing is common; burnishing allowed under 'not plated' but document surface treatment
• Provide frequency/tension specifications linking to required high-carbon chemistry
• Imported lengths typically <6m; longer may classify as rod under presentation rules