0.35% Carbon Music Wire from Japan
High-tensile, cold-drawn wire with 0.35% carbon used for piano strings, guitar wires, and musical instrument components. Falls under HTS 7217.90.5060 for nonalloy steel wire with carbon content 0.25-0.6%, excluding specialized or coated variants. Precision-drawn without further surface treatments per Chapter 72 definitions.
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
• Submit chemical analysis reports confirming exact carbon percentage to comply with precise HTS carbon band
• Declare round vs. shaped cross-section accurately, as other profiles may shift to different statistical suffixes
• Bundle in original coils; repackaging could trigger 'further worked' scrutiny under Chapter notes