AISI 304 Stainless Steel Round Wire 0.5mm from Mexico
Round wire made from AISI 304 stainless steel alloy, diameter 0.5mm, used in spring manufacturing and wire forms. Classified under HTS 7229.90.50 as round wire of other alloy steel (not high-strength, tool, or other specified types), not further worked beyond drawing. Meets Chapter 72 definition for alloy steel wire excluding stainless in 7223 and special steels.
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
• Provide mill test certificate confirming alloy composition excluding it from high-strength or tool steel notes
• Verify wire is not further worked (no plating/coating) to avoid reclassification under 7229.90.10
• Declare exact diameter and round cross-section; common pitfall is mismeasurement leading to wrong subheading