Seamed Fourdrinier Stainless Steel Wire Cloth from China
This is a seamed endless band woven from stainless steel wire with meshes finer than 36 wires per linear centimeter, designed specifically for use in Fourdrinier papermaking machines. It forms the continuous forming section where pulp slurry is dewatered into a wet web. Classified under HTS 7314.12.60.00 as 'other' Fourdrinier wires that are not seamlessly welded.
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 mesh density exceeds 36 wires/cm in warp or filling via lab testing for classification; provide papermaking machine end-use certification; ensure stainless steel composition meets AISI 300-series standards to avoid reclassification