PE-Sheathed 15.2mm Prestressing Strand from Mexico
7-wire steel strand with 15.2mm nominal diameter, sheathed in extruded polyethylene (non-metallic) for use in prestressed concrete beams and slabs. Classified under 7312.10.3010 as stranded wire for concrete prestressing covered with non-metallic material per Chapter 73 notes. The sheathing provides corrosion resistance during concrete embedding.
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 engineering specs confirming prestressing grade (e.g
• 1860 MPa) and PE sheath thickness; label as 'for post-tensioning concrete'
• Pitfall: incorrect diameter measurement over 16mm shifts out of Chapter 73 wire definition