S45C Carbon Steel Blooms

Massive blooms of S45C nonalloy steel (0.45% carbon) for rolling into plates or sections. Under HTS 7207.20.00.90 as other semifinished products with ≥0.25% carbon, featuring massive cross-sections wider than thick, not in coils. Ideal for structural steel production without 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.

7207.12.00Same rate: 35%

If of stainless or silicon-electrical steel

Specialty alloy compositions shift to 7207.12 excluding standard nonalloy carbon steels.

7214.10.00.00Lower: 10% vs 35%

If forged into bars/rods

Forged products become finished bars under 7214, distinct from cast/rolled semifinished.

7208Lower: 10% vs 35%

If hot-rolled flat in coils over 600mm wide

Coiled flat-rolled products classify under 7208, not semifinished billets/blooms.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Certify carbon content and ensure blooms qualify as massive (width > thickness ratio); no relief for rust per chapter notes

Pitfall: misdeclaring as universal mill plate if patterned

Track country-of-melt for Section 232 compliance

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