0.28% Carbon Rectangular Steel Semifinished for Rails from Germany
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.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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 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