Galvanized High-Carbon Steel Music Wire 0.8mm from Japan
Round galvanized wire with 0.6% or more carbon content and diameter of 0.8mm, used primarily for manufacturing piano strings and guitar strings. Classified under HTS 7217.20.45.30 due to its nonalloy steel composition, zinc coating, high carbon content, and sub-1.0mm diameter. The high carbon provides essential tensile strength for musical applications.
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
• Provide mill test certificates verifying carbon content ≥0.6% and diameter <1.0mm to avoid reclassification
• Ensure zinc coating weight documentation meets ASTM A641 standards; common pitfall is insufficient plating verification
• Declare as nonalloy steel - alloying elements must not exceed chapter note limits to prevent Chapter 72 heading shift