Unseamed Flat Fourdrinier Forming Wire from Mexico
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 — Mexico → 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
• 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