Ship Plate Scrap from Mexico
Thick steel plates from ship scrapping operations, corroded but remeltable carbon steel. HTS 7204.49.0080 other non-ship-specific ferrous scrap. Marine demolition byproduct.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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
• Rinse salt residues and test chlorides <200ppm to prevent inclusion defects
• Thickness-sort plates; separate AH-36 grade hull steel when possible
• Provide Lloyd's Register certification for original ship steel specs