Carbon Steel Slab 0.4% C, 200mm x 50mm from Mexico
Semifinished carbon steel slab containing 0.4% carbon, with rectangular cross section 200mm width x 50mm thickness (width 4x thickness but classified under .25 subheading per tariff structure). Used in rolling mills for plate production. Fits HTS 7207.20.00.25 criteria for high-carbon nonalloy steel billets/slabs.
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
9903.03.060%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
• Measure cross section precisely; even slight variations could shift to wider products under different statistical suffixes
• Require chemical analysis reports from producer confirming nonalloy status and carbon ≥0.25% to prevent alloy misclassification
• Declare intended use as semifinished; finished bars/rods risk reclassification to Chapter 72 worked products