Steel Desk Leg Frame from China
A prefabricated metal frame consisting of four adjustable steel legs and cross-bracing designed specifically as replacement parts for office desks. It falls under HTS 9403.99.9045 as 'other' metal parts of furniture not suitable for general use, intended for assembly with a desk top to form complete seating furniture. Excludes general-purpose metal sheets or slabs per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify the part is specifically shaped for furniture and not general-use metal per Section XV note 2; provide assembly diagrams showing furniture integration
• Common pitfall: classifying as unfinished metal articles in 73xx if not proven as furniture-specific