Music Wire ASTM A228 0.9mm Round from Mexico
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 — 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
• 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