Tin-Coated Needle Wire 0.4mm Carbon Steel from China
Fine high-carbon round wire tin-coated for sewing machine needles, 0.4 mm dia., 0.6%+ carbon for hardness. HTS 7217.30.45.30 classification for nonalloy, base metal plated, high-C, sub-1mm wire.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Provide hardness (Rockwell) tests correlating to carbon content for verification
• Segregate by exact diameter; mixing sizes risks entire shipment reclassification
• Ensure no plastic coating—pure base metal plating keeps it in 7217