Brass Threaded Pipe Nipple 1/2 Inch from China
A 1/2-inch threaded brass pipe nipple made from copper-zinc alloy, used to connect two pipes or transition between male and female threaded fittings in plumbing systems. It falls under HTS 7412.20.00.65 as a threaded copper alloy tube fitting classified specifically as a nipple. The uniform threading on both ends allows secure, leak-proof connections in low to medium pressure applications.
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 alloy composition meets copper-zinc base alloy definition (zinc predominant, nickel <5%, tin <3%) with mill test certificates to avoid reclassification
• Ensure threading specifications (NPT standards) are documented; customs may require samples for verification