Terne-Plated 0.4% Carbon Round Steel Wire 0.85mm from Japan
Terne (lead-tin) coated round nonalloy wire, 0.4% carbon, 0.85 mm for corrosion-resistant applications. HTS 7217.30.45.20: plated with other base metals, medium carbon, round <1.0 mm.
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
• Terne coating = specific lead-tin ratio; generic 'plated' declarations rejected
• Cross-check against razor blade steel note (d)—23mm width exclusion doesn't apply here
• Import in protective packaging—surface coating damage voids entry claims