Beryllium Copper Heavy Gauge Plate for Oil & Gas Valves from China
12mm thick beryllium copper plate for machining corrosion-resistant valve bodies in oil and gas drilling equipment. Classified HTS 7409.90.10.30 for beryllium copper alloy plates >5mm thick, >0.15mm overall, excluding defined brasses/bronzes/nickel silvers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38%
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
• Use XRF spectrometry reports to prove beryllium copper vs. zinc-dominant brass
• Obtain end-user statements if for industrial vs. retail to avoid misclassification