Aluminum Messenger Cable with Steel Core from Mexico
Stranded messenger cable of aluminum wires over steel core, used to support overhead lines. HTS 7614.10.10.00 covers this as uninsulated cable with steel core, not fitted with fittings or formed into articles. Essential for fiber optic and catenary systems.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
54.9%
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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide usage context (mechanical support) to differentiate from electrical conductors
• Avoid bundling with poles or insulators which creates 'sets' under GRI 3