Low Carbon 80mm Circular Bloom from Japan
80mm diameter circular bloom from nonalloy steel with <0.25% carbon, used in plate mill feedstock. No surface treatments applied, maintaining semifinished classification under HTS 7207.19.00.30.
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
• Maintain chain of custody documentation from caster to importer
• Avoid any phosphatizing or oxalating; chemical treatments = further worked
• Use correct statistical suffix for circular vs other shapes