Steel Semifinished Rectangular for Pipe from Japan
Rectangular low-carbon steel (<0.25% C) semifinished for piercing into seamless pipe billets. Nonalloy composition with specific rectangular cross-section for pipe manufacturing. HTS 7207.12.00 designation for this shape and purity.
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
9903.03.060%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
• Include pipe manufacturing end-use letter to reinforce semifinished classification
• Cross-check dimensions against square billet codes during CBP exam
• No alloying elements per nonalloy steel definition—full spectrographic analysis advised