Heavy Duty Ground Rod for Solar Farms from Mexico
1-inch diameter x 12-foot galvanized steel ground rod engineered for large-scale solar photovoltaic array grounding systems. High tensile strength for deep rocky soil driving. HTS 7326.90.86.05 as specialized electrical grounding rods.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
52.9%
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
• Provide IEEE 1547 grounding system design specs for utility-scale applications
• Larger diameters risk reclassification as anchor rods (7318.15)
• Declare intended end-use as electrical grounding, not structural