Low Carbon Steel Billets for Forging from Japan
Rectangular semifinished steel billets containing less than 0.25% carbon, used as feedstock for forging operations in manufacturing. These products have a rectangular cross-section (not square) and are hot-rolled or continuously cast without further working. Classified under HTS 7207.12.00 as semifinished products of nonalloy steel with low carbon content and specified shape.
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 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% and rectangular (non-square) dimensions via mill test reports to avoid reclassification
• Provide evidence of semifinished state (no further working per Chapter 72 notes) to prevent duty shifts to finished bars/rods