Zinc-Plated 0.5% Carbon Round Wire for Welding 0.5mm from Japan
Zinc-plated nonalloy steel wire with 0.5% carbon, 0.5 mm round diameter, used in resistance welding electrodes. HTS 7217.30.45.20 for other plated round wire <1.0 mm, 0.25-0.6% carbon, distinct from concrete reinforcing or universal plate per notes.
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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Welding wire needs surface uniformity docs; irregular plating risks 7217.10 uncoated classification
• Declare exact carbon percentage—edges of 0.25%/0.6% trigger laboratory verification
• Coiled wire must specify uncoiling direction if relevant for end-use compliance