No. 2 Heavy Melting Shipbreaking Scrap from Japan
Steel scrap from ship hull plates and frames recovered during shipbreaking, cut and sized to 36-inch maximum with 1/4-inch minimum thickness. Meets HTS 7204.49.00.40 criteria as No. 2 heavy melting scrap suitable for remelting.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Obtain ship disposal certificates and PCB-free declarations mandatory
• Size pieces at origin to avoid expensive resizing; verify with calipers
• Declare asbestos removal; non-compliance leads to quarantine