316LVM Stainless Steel Implant Tubing 1.8mm OD from Japan
Vacuum-melted 316LVM stainless steel seamless cold-drawn tubing at 1.8 mm OD for surgical implants and guidewires. Classified in HTS 7304.41.30.45 for small-diameter cold-formed stainless tubes of circular section. Meets iron/steel seamless definition excluding cast iron.
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
9903.03.060%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; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Certify vacuum melting process for implant grade; declare exact alloy to match stainless duties
• Pitfall: shipping in sets with tools risks 'parts of sets' reclassification