Galvanized Low Carbon Steel Fence Wire from Japan
Zinc-coated wire made from nonalloy steel with less than 0.25% carbon, used for agricultural fencing and boundary enclosures. It falls under HTS 7217.20.60.00 as wire of iron or nonalloy steel plated with zinc and containing low carbon content. The galvanization provides corrosion resistance for outdoor 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
9903.03.060%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
• Verify carbon content certification below 0.25% and zinc coating thickness via mill test reports to avoid reclassification
• Declare exact wire diameter and tensile strength; common pitfall is misclassifying as higher carbon under 7217.20.45
• Provide evidence of nonalloy composition to prevent shifts to stainless steel Chapter 72 headings