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Forging Quality Steel Billet Rectangular

A high-quality rectangular billet of non-alloy steel with less than 0.25% carbon, optimized for precision forging applications. The width is less than four times the thickness, meeting the definition of a semi-finished product. It is commonly used in automotive and machinery component manufacturing.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN TariffSurtaxesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree—Free
🇲🇽MexicoFree—Free
🇺🇸United StatesFree+50.0%50%
🇩🇪GermanyFree—Free
🇯🇵JapanFree—Free

More Specific Codes

This product may fall under a more specific subheading:

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

7207.20.00Same rate: Free

If carbon content is 0.25% or more

Higher carbon semi-finished products are classified under this alternative.

7228.30.00Same rate: Free

If the billet is of alloy steel

Alloy steel bars and rods, hot-rolled, are classified in heading 7228.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Confirm the billet has not been further worked beyond primary hot-rolling or forging

• Provide a certificate of analysis showing carbon content below 0.25% and non-alloy composition to avoid reclassification

Related Products under Tariff item 7207.12.00

Continuous Cast Steel Rectangle Low Carbon

A continuously cast rectangular steel billet of non-alloy steel containing less than 0.25% carbon by weight. Its width is less than four times its thickness, making it a semi-finished product for rolling into long products such as bars and rods. This tariff item covers semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel with a rectangular (other than square) cross-section.

Extrusion Billet Nonalloy Steel Narrow

A narrow rectangular billet of non-alloy steel with less than 0.25% carbon, adapted for extrusion processes to create custom steel profiles. Its width-to-thickness ratio is less than 4:1, qualifying it as a semi-finished product under this tariff item. This product is used in manufacturing specialized cross-section profiles.

Forging Billet Steel Rectangle Nonalloy

A nonalloy steel billet with a rectangular (non-square) cross-section, containing less than 0.25% carbon by weight. It is a hot-worked semifinished product intended for open-die forging into custom shapes, without any further working treatments that would change its classification.

Low Carbon Rectangular Steel Ingot

A semifinished rectangular ingot of nonalloy steel with less than 0.25% carbon, produced by continuous casting. It is intended for remelting or primary rolling and has a rectangular profile that is not square, matching the tariff item's specifications.

Low-Carbon Steel Billet for Forging

A semi-finished rectangular billet of non-alloy steel with less than 0.25% carbon, with a width less than four times its thickness. It is used primarily for hot forging applications to produce various steel components. This product meets the definition of a semi-finished product under the Customs Tariff.

Low Carbon Steel Billets for Forging

Rectangular semifinished steel billets containing less than 0.25% carbon, used as feedstock for forging operations. These products have a rectangular cross-section (not square) and are hot-rolled or continuously cast, without further working.