Heavy Duty Packaging Staple Strips from China
High-tensile steel staple strips for industrial carton closing and packaging machines. These are exampled in the HTS heading for packaging use and made of base metal, fitting HTS 8305.20.00.00.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Submit machine compatibility specs to confirm classification as stapler strips rather than nails
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as 'nails' which triggers different Chapter 73 tariffs
• Include gauge and crown width measurements in commercial invoices for accurate valuation