No. 2 HMS Cast Steel Piping Scrap from China
Heavy melting scrap from cast steel pipes and fittings from industrial piping systems, prepared to No. 2 specs with no attachments. Classified under 7204.49.00.40 for remelting scrap ingots due to conforming size and heavy section requirements.
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
• Remove all plastic/rubber attachments; customs scans for non-metallics
• Provide chemical analysis showing carbon steel composition; avoid high-alloy misclassification
• Use ventilated containers to prevent condensation/rust claims (no duty allowance per notes)