C12000 Deoxidized Low Phosphorus Copper Strip from China
DLP copper (C12000) strip in wide coil, 2 mm thick, 750 mm wide for marine hardware. Classifies as refined copper under HTS 7409.11.50.10 due to low phosphorus (<0.015%), coil form, and dimensions. Not meeting brass/bronze alloy criteria.
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
• Provide spectrographic analysis showing no zinc/tin dominance for refined classification
• Secure coils with edge protectors for 500mm+ widths to avoid customs rejection
• Declare as 'strip' only if rectangular cross-section <5mm thick