Stainless Steel Pipe Nipple 1/2 Inch from China
A short-length stainless steel pipe fitting with male threads on both ends, used to connect two female-threaded pipes or fittings. Classified under HTS 7307.29.00.30 as a nipple of stainless steel, distinct from couplings by its uniform short length and threading. Commonly used in plumbing and industrial piping systems.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify stainless steel grade (e.g
• 304 or 316) matches documentation to avoid reclassification
• Provide mill test certificates confirming material composition for customs valuation
• Ensure threading standards (NPT or BSP) are specified to prevent misclassification as elbows