Aluminum-Clad Steel Transmission Wire from Mexico
Steel wire clad with aluminum for overhead power transmission lines, balancing strength and conductivity. HTS 7217.30.75.00 includes this as other base metal (aluminum) coated nonalloy steel wire. Excludes high-strength steel per U.S. note definitions.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide tensile strength tests confirming non-high-strength steel status
• Declare cladding ratio accurately to avoid Chapter 76 reclassification
• Utility end-use letters aid in tariff rate quota applications