US Copper Electrical Connector Stamping and Plating from China
Precision copper alloy strip stamped into electrical connector shapes in American facilities, exported to Asia for selective gold plating and nickel underplating, returned for final assembly into wiring harnesses. The electroplating adds significant value and improves contact properties. Classified under 9802.00.60.00 for US metal further processed abroad.
Duty Rate — China → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Specify plating specifications (thickness, adhesion tests, salt spray performance) documenting manufacturing processes
• Maintain plating bath chemistry records and quality control data from foreign processors
• Document US stamping dies and progressive tooling ownership proving US manufacture origin