Manganese Bronze C86500 Ingot from China
C86500 manganese bronze ingot is 58% copper, 39% zinc, 2% manganese, and aluminum, cast unwrought. Classified HTS 7403.29.01 as other copper alloy since it doesn't strictly fit brass definitions with multiple elements. Used for propeller shafts and gears.
Duty Rate — China → United States
26%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Wet chemistry analysis required for manganese verification beyond handheld spectrometers
• Segregate from naval brass shipments; composition overlap causes frequent exam holds
• Include bill of materials showing end-use as castings to support unwrought status