0.55% Carbon Piano Wire from China
Ultra-high tensile music wire with 0.55% carbon for piano strings and precision springs. HTS 7217.90.5060 covers this nonalloy steel wire due to carbon specs, excluding tool steel criteria in U.S. notes. Cold-drawn and stress-relieved without surface coatings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• High tensile tests mandatory; variances could trigger tool steel reclassification per Note (e)
• Coil weight limits per entry to match statistical units; oversized may require breakdown
• No rust allowance—pre-entry cleaning advised per Chapter 72 damage note