Nonalloy Steel Blooms for Heavy Sections from Japan
Square cross-section steel blooms (<0.25% carbon) with width-to-thickness ratio <2:1, used for forging heavy structural sections like crane hooks. HTS 7207.11.00.00 covers these compact rectangular semifinished products before hot-rolling into beams. Produced via continuous casting for structural steel applications.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Provide continuous casting process documentation to distinguish from ingots (excluded from semifinished classification)
• Confirm square/rectangular dimensions; non-rectangular shapes fall outside 7207
• Avoid rust discoloration claims; no duty allowance per Chapter 72 notes