Copper-Plated High-Carbon Welding Wire 1.25 mm from China
Nonalloy steel wire 1.25 mm diameter, 0.70% carbon, copper flashed for welding electrode core. HTS 7217.30.45.60 due to carbon level, base metal plating, round shape/size specs. Base wire for flux-cored arc welding electrodes.
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
• Copper flash (not full plating) still qualifies as coated; document coating weight <3%
• Welding wire tolerances extremely tight; verify against ±0.01 mm specs