Copper-Clad Low Carbon Steel Guy Wire from Japan
High-tensile low carbon steel wire (<0.25% C) clad with copper plating for telecommunication poles and structural guy lines, offering conductivity and strength. Classified in HTS 7217.30.60.00 as base metal (copper) coated nonalloy low-carbon wire.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Measure cladding thickness; must be substantial coating, not minimal, per 'plated or coated' definition
• Test for carbon content via spectrometry; pitfall is alloy misidentification
• Include strand count (e.g
• 7x7) in entry docs for accurate description