Seamed Stainless Steel Fourdrinier Wire Cloth from Japan
This is a seamed woven cloth made from stainless steel wire with meshes finer than 36 wires per linear centimeter, designed specifically for use in Fourdrinier papermaking machines. It forms the forming section where pulp slurry is dewatered into a continuous web of paper. Classified under HTS 7314.14.60.00 as other Fourdrinier wires (not endless) suitable for papermaking.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Verify mesh density exceeds 36 wires/cm in warp or fill direction with lab testing to confirm classification
• Provide manufacturer specs proving suitability for Fourdrinier papermaking to avoid reclassification as generic mesh
• Ensure stainless steel composition documentation; alloy grades affect duty rates in some countries