C11000 Electrolytic Tough Pitch Copper Strip from Mexico
Narrow strip of C11000 ETP copper (99.9% pure copper), 0.3 mm thick by 250 mm wide, used in transformer windings and busbars. HTS 7409.90.90 applies to 'other copper alloys' plates/sheets under 5 mm thick and <500 mm wide; pure copper qualifies here absent specific refined copper headings.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
53%
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
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit copper purity certificate (>99.9% Cu) distinguishing from alloy products; pure copper strips often scrutinized for heading 7409 vs 7408
• Document coil/strip form factor; uncoiling during transit can trigger 'articles of copper' reclassification to 7415
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as 'foil' if >0.15 mm thick, which shifts to 7409 from 7407