Zinc-Plated Brush Wire 0.5mm Carbon Steel from Germany
Fine galvanized round wire ≥0.6% carbon, 0.5mm diameter for manufacturing industrial wire brushes and abrasive tools. Classified HTS 7217.20.45.30 for high-carbon nonalloy steel, zinc coated, sub-1mm round cross-section. High carbon ensures stiffness and wear resistance when formed into brush filaments.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Specify 'not further worked beyond plating' per chapter note to avoid heading 7217 exclusions
• Brush manufacturers need uniform diameter - document gauge consistency to prevent quality disputes