0.25% Carbon Threshold Billet from China

Precision-controlled carbon steel billets exactly at 0.25% carbon boundary. HTS 7207.20.00 inclusion requires ≥0.25% C in nonalloy semifinished products. Critical for tariff classification certainty.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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

Import Tips

Independent lab verification at threshold; retain multiple heat analyses; CBP may require arbitration testing