C26000 Brass Flat Bar 1/2" x 2" from China
A rectangular brass bar made from C26000 cartridge brass alloy (70% copper, 30% zinc), commonly used in architectural trim and hardware components. It falls under HTS 7407.21.70.00 as a copper-zinc base alloy bar with a rectangular cross section, not hollow or further processed into profiles for specific machinery.
Duty Rate — China → United States
36.9%
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
9903.88.0325%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)
Import Tips
• Verify alloy composition meets copper-zinc base alloy definition (zinc predominant, nickel <5%, tin <3%) with mill test certificates to avoid reclassification
• Ensure rectangular cross section is uniform and not machined into final shapes, as that may shift to Chapter 84 or 85