3.5 mm Tire Bead Wire from Germany
High-carbon round wire 0.75% carbon for tire bead reinforcement, 3.5 mm diameter, phosphate coated then brass coated—but this specifies NOT plated version for specialty use. HTS 7217.10.80.90: uncoated high-carbon nonalloy round wire ≥1.5 mm.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Tire bead wire commonly brass plated; uncoated rare—provide coating test results showing no plating
• Specify SAE J356 or equivalent automotive spec; tensile strength documentation supports carbon content