No. 2 Heavy Melting Shipbreaking Scrap from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
0%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
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