Seamed Fourdrinier Stainless Steel Wire Cloth from China
This is a seamed endless band woven from stainless steel wire with 94 or more wires per linear centimeter, designed specifically for use in Fourdrinier papermaking machines. It forms the continuous mesh surface on which paper pulp is dewatered and formed into sheets. Classified under HTS 7314.12.30.00 due to its fine mesh count, stainless steel construction, and suitability for papermaking machinery.
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
• Verify wire count exceeds 94 wires per linear cm in warp or fill via lab testing for accurate classification
• Provide manufacturer specs confirming suitability for Fourdrinier papermaking to avoid reclassification as general machinery belts
• Ensure stainless steel composition documentation to distinguish from carbon steel endless bands