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
9903.05.900%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
• 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