Chipboard Self-Tapping Screws #8 x 1/2" from Mexico
Double-threaded self-tappers sized #8 (4 mm diameter) for particle board and MDF, with coarse lower threads for wood grip. HTS 7318.14.10 classification based on <6 mm diameter despite wood end-use, as they're self-tapping threaded steel articles. Used in furniture assembly.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
56.2%
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
• Specify dual-thread design in descriptions to distinguish from pure wood screws
• Provide load-bearing test data if marketed for structural furniture applications
• Package by length and gauge to match invoice details precisely