Heavy-Duty Zinc Alloy Paint Roller Frame from Germany
Robust paint roller frame cast from zinc alloy with reinforced cage for commercial use, holding 1/2-inch nap rollers. It is reported under HTS 7326.90.86.75 as a paint roller frame other than iron or steel wire, fitting Chapter 73 for other zinc articles. Zinc base metal construction avoids wire classification per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
27.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) 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
• Provide alloy composition certificate; zinc over 50% keeps it in Chapter 73, not plastics
• Inspect for any steel wire reinforcements, which would disqualify from this subheading