C12200 Phosphor Bronze Seamless Tube from Canada
A seamless tube made from C12200 phosphor bronze, a copper-tin alloy where tin predominates over other elements per subheading note (b). Classified under HTS 7411.29.50.00 as other copper alloy tubes not specified elsewhere in the heading. Used in heat exchangers and plumbing for its corrosion resistance.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Provide mill test certificates verifying alloy composition meets phosphor bronze definition (tin predominant, zinc <10%)
• Declare exact outer diameter and wall thickness; exceeding certain sizes may shift to other subheadings
• Avoid misclassification as brass by confirming tin content exceeds 3% and predominates over zinc