Low-Carbon Steel Billets for Forging from China
Rectangular semifinished steel products with less than 0.25% carbon, featuring a width at least four times the thickness, used as feedstock for forging operations. Classified under HTS 7207.12.0050 as semifinished products of nonalloy steel with rectangular cross section meeting the specified dimensional ratio. These are not further worked beyond basic rolling.
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
9903.03.060%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; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify carbon content certification below 0.25% as per chapter notes to avoid reclassification to higher carbon headings
• Measure and document width-to-thickness ratio precisely; ratios under 4x shift to 7207.11
• Ensure no 'further worked' surface treatments like coating or polishing per chapter definition