12 AWG Refined Copper Bus Wire from China

This is a straight length of refined copper wire with a 10 mm diameter cross-section, used primarily in electrical bus bar applications for power distribution. It falls under HTS 7408.11.30.00 because it is made of refined copper and has a maximum cross-sectional dimension over 9.5 mm, exceeding the 6 mm threshold for this subheading. The wire is typically supplied in coils or straight lengths for industrial assembly.

Duty Rate — China → United States

36%

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 copper purity certification (refined vs. unrefined) as it determines Chapter 74 classification; request mill test reports

Measure and document exact cross-sectional dimension before shipment to confirm >9.5 mm and avoid reclassification to thinner wire subheadings

Include end-use declaration if for electrical applications to prevent misclassification as copper bars under 7407