1.7 mm Piano Wire Music Steel from Japan
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 — 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
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
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