Micro-Alloyed Steel Tire Cord from Mexico
Stranded micro-alloyed steel tire cord with enhanced fatigue resistance for long-life tires, using vanadium or niobium alloying elements. The fine wire strands provide superior performance in radial tire construction. This falls under HTS 7312.10.3005 as steel tire cord.
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 chemical analysis reports showing micro-alloying elements for accurate steel classification
• Confirm all cross-sectional dimensions under 16mm per Chapter 73 wire definition
• Document end-use as tire reinforcement to distinguish from other high-strength wires