Aluminum Wire Garden Plant Supports from Mexico
These are stakes and cages made from bent aluminum wire used to support growing plants in gardens. They fall under HTS 7616.99.51.75 as articles of aluminum wire, where the wire has a cross-sectional dimension not exceeding 6 mm as per subheading note to Chapter 76. The simple wire construction distinguishes them from more complex aluminum articles.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
52.5%
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
9903.03.060%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; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify wire cross-section does not exceed 6 mm per Chapter 76 subheading note to confirm classification under 7616.91/99
• Provide mill test reports certifying aluminum alloy composition to avoid misclassification as non-aluminum metal products
• Label as 'garden supports' not 'tools' to prevent shift to Chapter 82; include photos in entry docs