Copper-Plated Steel Core Wire for Welding from China
Round nonalloy steel wire with copper plating used as core in flux-cored arc welding electrodes. Classified HTS 7217.30.45 for base metal (copper) coated round wire, other. Essential for MIG/TIG welding in fabrication shops.
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
• Provide welding electrode manufacturer specs confirming wire as uncoated core (plating only)
• Avoid declaring with flux as set; separate flux import under different HTS
• Certify copper layer thickness to prevent alloy classification