Tin-Zinc Alloy Plated Steel Speaker Wire Core from Japan
Round nonalloy steel wire with tin-zinc alloy plating serving as solid core for budget speaker cables. HTS 7217.30.45 for base metal coated round wire, other uses. Solderable coating for audio equipment assembly.
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
• Plating alloy composition analysis required
• Declare as bare wire, not insulated cable
• Gauge tolerance specs for audio applications