3.5 mm Tire Bead Wire from Mexico
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 — Mexico → 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
• 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