S45C Carbon Steel Blooms from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
75%
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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 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
• 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