Seamed Fourdrinier Wire Cloth 100x94 from Japan
This is a seamed stainless steel woven wire cloth with 100 wires per cm in the warp direction and 94 wires per cm in the weft, specifically designed as a Fourdrinier wire for papermaking machines. It meets the HTS 7314.14.30.00 criteria due to having 94 or more wires to the lineal centimeter and being suitable for forming paper sheets in continuous papermaking processes. The fine mesh ensures uniform paper formation without marking.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Verify exact wire count per cm via manufacturer specs to confirm classification under 7314.14.30.00; provide papermaking end-use certification if requested by customs
• Ensure stainless steel composition documentation to avoid reclassification to non-stainless cloth