No. 1 Heavy Melting Steel from Pipe Scrap from China
Cut sections from carbon steel pipes and tubes, flattened and sized for No. 1 heavy melting requirements, excluding welded seam defects. Falls under HTS 7204.49.0020 as standard ferrous scrap for remelting without non-ferrous liners.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Confirm no plastic or rubber pipe linings remain; provide pipe grade specifications (e.g
• ASTM A53); monitor for galvanization that triggers reclassification