0.52% Carbon Needle Wire from Germany
Precision-drawn wire 0.52% carbon for sewing machine needles and knitting needles. Nonalloy per definitions, HTS 7217.90.5060 other wire carbon 0.25-0.6%, not tool steel. High polish but not 'further worked' coating.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Point/grinding post-entry; declare as drawn wire only
• Diameter tolerances critical for statistical suffix matching
• Traceability certs for quality disputes common in precision wire