Zinc-Plated Piano Hammer Wire 1.15 mm from Japan
1.15 mm diameter high-carbon steel wire (0.66% C), zinc coated for piano action hammers. HTS 7217.30.45.60 classification: nonalloy iron/steel, high carbon, base metal plated, round 1.0-1.5 mm. Precision wire for piano manufacturing.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Piano wire needs +2000 MPa tensile proof via carbon content documentation
• Uniform zinc coating prevents corrosion during decades of hammer strikes