No. 1 Heavy Melting Steel Bundles (HMS 1) from China
Bundles of clean, heavy steel scrap from demolished structures and machinery, prepared as No. 1 bundles with maximum piece size of 60x24 inches and minimum 1/4 inch thickness. Classified under HTS 7204.41.0020 as ferrous remelting scrap turnings, shavings, and bundles meeting No. 1 heavy melting steel specifications for electric arc furnace recycling.
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
• Obtain scrap export licenses from origin country and verify ISRI No. 1 bundle specs (max 5 ft x 2 ft x 1/4 in thick) to avoid reclassification
• Provide radiation scan certificates and detailed chemical composition analysis to comply with U.S. steel scrap import regulations
• Ensure bundles are free of non-ferrous contamination; common pitfalls include mixed alloys leading to CBP penalties