C46400 Naval Brass Coil Strip from China
Thin brass coil strip made from C46400 naval brass alloy (high zinc content with 1% tin), thickness 1.2 mm, width 400 mm, used for marine hardware. Classified under HTS 7409.21.00.75 as copper-zinc base alloy (brass) in coils, width <500 mm, thickness <1.6 mm but >0.15 mm. Meets subheading note (a) definition with zinc predominating and tin <3%.
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
• Provide mill test certificate confirming C46400 composition (zinc predominant, tin <3%) to verify brass classification; measure thickness precisely as <1.6mm is critical; watch for anti-dumping duties on certain brass imports from Asia