Stainless Steel Papermaker's Fine Mesh Fourdrinier Cloth from Japan
High-precision woven stainless steel cloth with mesh finer than 36 wires/cm, supplied flat for fabrication into Fourdrinier paper machine forming fabrics. Essential for high-quality tissue and printing paper production. HTS 7314.14.60.00 covers other (non-endless) Fourdrinier wires.
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
• Require supplier certificate confirming 'Fourdrinier suitable' design and stainless steel grade (typically 316L)
• Document width measurements; over 20 cm width affects statistical reporting but not heading
• Beware reclassification if shipped in rolls over certain lengths resembling endless bands