Brass Plumbing Pipe 1/2 Inch from China
A 1/2-inch diameter seamless brass pipe made from copper-zinc base alloy (brass) used for potable water supply lines in residential plumbing. It falls under HTS 7411.21.50.00 as 'other' copper-zinc base alloy tubes not specified elsewhere in the subheading, meeting the definition where zinc predominates over other elements with less than 5% nickel.
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
• Provide mill test certificates confirming copper-zinc base alloy composition (zinc predominant, <5% Ni, <3% Sn) to customs for verification
• Ensure pipes meet ASTM B88 standards for seamless brass water tube; label with exact dimensions and alloy type