Tin-Zinc Alloy Plated Steel Piano Wire 0.5mm from Germany
Precision round wire of low-carbon nonalloy steel (<0.25% C), coated with tin-zinc alloy for lubricity in musical instrument strings. 0.5 mm diameter provides clear tone in high-pitch applications. Matches HTS 7217.30.4511 for other base metal plated round wire under 1 mm.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document alloy coating composition; 'other base metals' excludes precious metals per HTS structure
• Test for carbon content; piano wire variants over 0.25% C shift to adjacent subheadings
• Label as industrial wire, not consumer good, to avoid retail set packaging issues