Common Straight Steel Pins from Japan
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 — 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
9903.03.060%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
• 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