Silico-Manganese Steel Tire Bead Wire from Mexico
High-tensile brass-plated wire made from silico-manganese steel, wound into bundles for tire bead reinforcement in radial tire construction. HTS 7229.20.00 applies as base wire of silico-manganese alloy before plating, providing essential hoop strength. Typically 0.95-1.30mm diameter with specific bronze coating adhesion.
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
9903.05.900%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
• Distinguish base alloy wire from finished plated product; provide chemical analysis confirming silico-manganese per ASTM standards; ensure proper packaging declaration as wire bundles vs fabricated beads