Clear Head Plastic Thumbtacks from Japan
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 — Japan → 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
• 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