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
50%
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
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 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