Forging Quality Steel Billets Nonalloy from China
High-purity low-carbon billets (rectangular <2:1 ratio) for open-die forging of large shafts and rings. Classified HTS 7207.11.00.00 as semifinished nonalloy steel products. Controlled chemistry ensures forgeability without defects.
Duty Rate — China → United States
75%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Specify forging quality grades in entry docs to support valuation
• Confirm no tool steel elements per note (e) definitions
• Surface condition critical; 'further worked' treatments shift classification