Aluminum Wire Sculpture Frames from Germany
Abstract art frames and armatures constructed from twisted and shaped aluminum wire for sculptures. Classified 7616.99.51.75 as wire articles per Chapter notes. Artistic wire manipulation without complex machining.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
9903.05.900%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
• Artist statements and fabrication photos prove hand-wire-formed construction
• Declare as 'wire sculpture forms' not 'statuary' to avoid Chapter 83 potential
• Confirm alloy certification; pure aluminum may have different MFN rates