Unseamed Flat Fourdrinier Forming Wire from China
A flat, unseamed stainless steel woven wire cloth with ultra-fine mesh (over 36 wires/cm) used in the forming section of Fourdrinier paper machines. It supports pulp slurry drainage while allowing fiber formation. Falls under HTS 7314.14.60.00 as 'other' (non-endless) Fourdrinier wires for papermaking.
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
• Include engineering drawings showing wire weave pattern and mesh count certification
• Avoid common pitfall of classifying as fencing/netting; emphasize papermaking end-use in entry docs
• Check for anti-dumping duties on Chinese-origin stainless steel wire cloth products