Tin-Plated 0.45% Carbon Steel Wire 1.4 mm from China

Round nonalloy steel wire containing 0.45% carbon, tin-coated for solderability and protection, diameter 1.4 mm. Fits HTS 7217.30.45.50 due to base metal plating, round shape, specified diameter range, and medium carbon content. Common in welding wire and hardware applications.

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 coating thickness specs and type (tin as base metal); common pitfall is misdeclaring as stainless

Use precise calipers for diameter verification; no duty allowance for surface rust per chapter notes