Steel Semifinished Rectangles for Shipbuilding from Mexico
Low carbon rectangular semifinished steel (width ≥4x thickness) for ship plate production, containing <0.25% carbon. Directly classified HTS 7207.12.0050 as nonalloy semifinished product with required cross section. Standard rolling mill product without surface treatments.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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 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
• Certify nonalloy status with full elemental analysis per chapter alloy steel exclusions
• Document exact rolling process to confirm semifinished vs hot-rolled plate status
• Separate by intended end use only for statistical purposes, not classification