Glass Head Straight Pins from Mexico
Steel pins with decorative glass heads for easy handling and removal from fabric, ideal for quilting and dressmaking. Classified in HTS 7319.40.5050 as 'other pins of iron or steel' for manual sewing, where the steel pin body defines the material.
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
• Declare steel content percentage; glass heads under 50% keep it in Chapter 73
• Use HTS advisory opinions for pins with non-steel heads to confirm 'pins of iron or steel' status
• Package to prevent breakage; include fragility labels for customs inspection