Music Wire ASTM A228 0.9mm Round from Japan
High-carbon steel alloy round wire per ASTM A228 standard, 0.9 mm diameter, for piano strings and musical instruments. Falls under HTS 7229.90.5016 as other alloy steel round wire under 1.0 mm, cold-drawn without further working. Alloy status from carbon and controlled elements meeting tool steel exclusions.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include ASTM A228 certification and tensile strength test results to substantiate classification as music wire alloy
• Verify no deformations or twists that could classify as concrete reinforcing under U.S. note (c)
• Avoid bundling with fittings; ship as bulk wire to prevent set classification issues