Galvanized Carbon Steel Luthier Guitar String Core Wire 1.0 mm from Mexico
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 — 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
• Guitar wire carbon content affects tone—precise analysis prevents musical note-based disputes
• Minimal plating for string cores; excessive coating reclassifies as differently plated