Textile-Wrapped 12.7mm PC Strand from China
Prestressed concrete (PC) strand, 12.7mm, wrapped in textile fabric and wax-filled for unbonded post-tensioning in high-rise buildings. Meets 7312.10.3010 as iron/steel stranded wire, non-electrically insulated, covered with textile, for concrete prestressing per hierarchy. Wrapping allows strand movement within concrete ducts.
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
• Document unbonded vs bonded application and wax impregnation; ensure cross-section ≤16mm per Chapter notes
• Pitfall: bulk packaging misread as rope (7312.10.10)