Copper-Clad Low-Carbon Steel Core Wire 1.25mm from China

Round wire with low-carbon steel core clad in copper plating, total diameter 1.25 mm, <0.25% carbon in steel. Used in conductive applications like grounding wires. "Further worked" by cladding qualifies under HTS 7217.30.45.41.

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

Cladding thickness documentation crucial; steel must predominate for Chapter 72 classification

Cross-section analysis may be required to confirm steel core and carbon content