0.28% Carbon Rectangular Steel Semifinished for Rails

Semifinished rectangular carbon steel with 0.28% C content, width ≥4x thickness, intended for rolling into railway track sections. Precisely matches HTS 7207.20.00.45 as nonalloy steel semifinished product with required carbon level and cross-sectional dimensions. Supplied in straight lengths without patterns or further working.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

7207.11.00.00Same rate: 35%

If carbon content <0.25% by weight

Sub-0.25% C semifinished products use different statistical suffixes in 7207.11

7302.10Lower: 10% vs 35%

If rolled into finished railway rails

Complete rail products classified by function in Chapter 73, not steel form

7207.20.00Same rate: 35%

If other rectangular shapes not meeting 4:1 ratio

Same heading but different statistical breakout for non-wide rectangulars

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Import Tips & Compliance

Maintain chain-of-custody documentation from mill to entry proving no intermediate processing occurred

Measure all four dimensions at customs; inconsistent measurements lead to 7207.20.00.30 reclassification

Declare exact carbon analysis method (wet chemistry vs spectroscopy) for verification

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