3/8 Inch Brass Plated Steel Cordage from China
Heavy-duty 3/8 inch cordage from brass plated steel wires, suitable for industrial hoisting and towing. It qualifies for HTS 7312.10.80.00 as cordage other than stranded wire, explicitly made of brass plated wire per the statistical note.
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
• Label shipments clearly as 'brass plated wire rope' to match HTS description and speed processing
• Obtain supplier affidavits on plating process (electroplating vs. mechanical) for audit defense
• Avoid bundling with fittings; assembled slings reclassify under different provisions