Corrosion-Protected PC Steel Strand 15.24mm from China
15.24mm PC steel strand protected by extruded non-metallic polymer coating for prestressed concrete railway sleepers. HTS 7312.10.3010 covers this stranded iron/steel wire under 16mm, non-metallically covered, dedicated to concrete prestressing. Coating prevents hydrogen embrittlement in harsh rail environments.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
• Supply chemical composition and coating specs; avoid 'keg' misclassification irrelevant to Chapter 73
• Pitfall: over 16mm dimension excludes from 'wire' per notes