3.5 mm Tire Bead Wire from Japan
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 — 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
• 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