Common Straight Steel Pins from China
Thin, straight steel pins with sharp points and round heads, ideal for dressmaking, quilting, and paper crafting. Classified in HTS 7319.40.50 as 'other pins of iron or steel' for hand use, excluding safety pins or those 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
• Label packs with pin count, length, and steel gauge; obtain mill test reports for alloy content to confirm classification
• Avoid bulk packaging that mimics industrial wire products—retail packs support hand-use classification under 7319