Tungsten Carbide Tipped Latch Needles from China
High-durability latch needles featuring tungsten carbide tips for extended wear in flat knitting machines of heading 8447. The latch allows smooth yarn capture and release during high-speed stitch formation. HTS 8448.51.10.00 covers these as essential stitch-forming needles for knitting machinery.
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
• Include material composition certificates to distinguish from plain steel needles for correct duty assessment
• Ensure invoices specify 'for knitting machines only' to prevent classification as industrial cutting tools