Galvanized Carbon Steel Luthier Guitar String Core Wire 1.0 mm from Germany
1.0 mm round wire with 0.61% carbon, zinc plated, used as core for wound guitar strings. HTS 7217.30.45.60 classification based on high carbon, base metal coating, exact diameter range. Core material for acoustic and electric guitar string manufacturing.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Guitar wire carbon content affects tone—precise analysis prevents musical note-based disputes
• Minimal plating for string cores; excessive coating reclassifies as differently plated