Low Carbon Steel Billets for Forging from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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