Tin-Zinc Alloy Plated Steel Piano Wire 0.5mm from Mexico
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 — Mexico → 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
• 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