Low Carbon Steel Billets for Rebar Production from China
Rectangular semifinished steel billets with less than 0.25% carbon content and width less than twice the thickness, used as feedstock for rolling into concrete reinforcing bars. Classified under HTS 7207.11.00.00 as semifinished products of nonalloy steel in rectangular form not meeting slab dimensions. These are typically hot-rolled and supplied to re-rolling mills.
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
9903.91.0125%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
Import Tips
• Verify carbon content certification below 0.25% via mill test reports to avoid reclassification to higher carbon headings
• Ensure no further working like surface coating, as that moves to Chapter 72 worked products