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Tin-Plated Carbon Steel Music Wire 1.4 mm from China

High-carbon steel wire (0.7% carbon) coated with tin for corrosion resistance, round cross-section of 1.4 mm diameter. Meets HTS 7217.30.45.60 as nonalloy iron/steel wire plated with base metal, high carbon, and precise size. Essential for piano strings and precision musical instruments.

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

Submit chemical analysis report proving nonalloy status and carbon ≥0.6%; alloy traces can trigger reclassification

Document plating process and metal type; tin-plating must be distinguished from alloy coatings