C36000 Free-Cutting Brass Coil from Germany
C36000 free-cutting brass coil (60-63% Cu, remainder Zn with Pb) thickness >0.15 mm in coil for screw machine products and fasteners. HTS 7409.21.00 applies as copper-zinc base alloy per definition (a), lead permitted as minor element.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
51.9%
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
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Document UNS C36000 composition; lead content doesn't affect brass classification if Zn predominant
• Coils must be wound on spools >360mm diameter typically; verify packaging prevents uncoiling classification