Clear Head Plastic Thumbtacks from China
Thumbtacks with steel wire shafts and transparent plastic heads for discreet pinning on whiteboards or photographs. HTS 7319.40.50.10 covers these as push pins of steel (primary pinning element), even with plastic heads, as other pins not elsewhere specified.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Document steel content percentage to justify iron/steel heading over plastic
• Test for cross-sectional dimensions under 16mm to comply with wire definition
• Use specific 'push pin' descriptors in invoices to distinguish from safety pins