Nickel Silver Gold-Plated Magnet Wire from Mexico
Magnet wire consisting of copper-nickel-zinc base alloy (nickel silver) with a gold plating over enamel insulation for extreme environment applications. Classified under HTS 7408.22.10.00 due to the metal plating on copper-nickel-zinc alloy wire, meeting subheading criteria for nickel ≥5% nickel silvers. Ideal for military connectors and medical devices.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
53%
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 detailed plating thickness specs and adhesion test results to substantiate 'coated or plated with metal' claim during customs review
• Confirm nickel content ≥5% by weight via spectrometry analysis to qualify as nickel silver per chapter note (c)
• Watch for anti-dumping duties on certain gold-plated wire from specific origins; check Commerce scope rulings