Copper-Coated 0.3% Carbon Steel Wire 1.0 mm from Mexico
Precision round steel wire with 0.3% carbon, copper plated for electrical conductivity enhancement, exactly 1.0 mm diameter. HTS 7217.30.45.50 classification for plated nonalloy round wire, 1.0-1.5 mm, 0.25-0.6% carbon. Applied in resistance welding electrodes.
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
9903.05.900%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
• Specify copper plating thickness; pitfall is confusing with Chapter 74 copper wire
• Mill certificates must show nonalloy composition; measure at multiple points for diameter