Galvanized C100 High Carbon Flat Music Wire from Japan
High-tensile flat music wire with 1.0% carbon content, zinc plated for corrosion resistance, used in piano hammers and specialty instruments. Dimensions 0.4mm x 8mm. HTS 7217.30.15.30 covers this high-carbon plated flat wire profile.
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
• Music wire must have tensile strength certification supporting high carbon classification
• Document wire as 'semi-finished' to avoid classification as musical instrument parts
• Zinc plating thickness reports prevent disputes over coating uniformity