Nickel-Plated File Folder Clips from Germany
Nickel-plated base metal clips for securing documents in looseleaf files and folders. These prong-style fittings hold paper stacks firmly in office binders. HTS 8305.10.00.50 covers such other fittings for looseleaf binders or files.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
27.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) 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
• Obtain lab tests for nickel content to comply with REACH and CPSIA if for school/office use
• Declare as 'office articles' not 'fasteners' to stay in 8305; include usage photos
• Watch for quota restrictions on certain base metals from high-volume exporters