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Heavy Duty Safety Pins for Upholstery from Japan

Thick-gauge steel safety pins designed for temporarily securing upholstery fabric to furniture frames. Their robust construction handles heavy fabrics without bending. Classified in HTS 7319.40.20.50 as other safety pins of iron or steel.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

54.5%

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
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Classify based on primary hand-use function, not industrial end-application

Use protective packaging to prevent point damage, common in upholstery pin shipments

Document tensile strength if over 1mm wire to confirm not Chapter 73 wire