Copper-Plated Low-Carbon Steel Magnet Wire 0.7mm from Japan
Round nonalloy steel wire with <0.25% carbon, copper-plated for conductivity in electromagnetic coils and relays. 0.7 mm gauge used in small motors and transformers. HTS 7217.30.4511 applies to its base metal plating, low carbon, and sub-1.0 mm diameter.
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
• Distinguish from copper wire (7408); steel core with copper plate stays in Chapter 72
• Provide plating adhesion tests; poor coating may be seen as unfinished under Chapter notes
• Declare for industrial end-use; consumer electronics sets may trigger different valuation