C44300 Admiralty Brass Plate from China
C44300 admiralty brass plate is a copper-zinc alloy (71% Cu, 28% Zn, 1% Sn) sheet 0.4 mm thick and 450 mm wide, corrosion-resistant for heat exchanger tubing and marine fittings. Classified under HTS 7409.90.90.60 as 'other' copper alloy plates/sheets/strips <5 mm thick, <500 mm wide; tin <3% keeps it as brass per subheading note (a).
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
• Certify tin content <3% and zinc predominance in alloy certs to avoid bronze reclassification under note (b)
• Use precise gauge measurements for thickness; tolerances must be noted to prevent disputes over <5 mm limit