C46400 Naval Brass Sheet from China
C46400 naval brass sheet (59% Cu, 39.5% Zn, 1% Sn), 1.2 mm thick x 450 mm wide for propeller shafts and valve stems. HTS 7409.90.90: brass alloy (note a), thickness <5 mm, width <500 mm.
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
• Verify dezincification resistance (ARS treatment); untreated naval brass risks 7415 reclassification as defective
• Ship coiled to maintain flatness; buckled sheets declared as 'plates' under 7408
• Include propeller blank end-use statement to avoid tube classification scrutiny