Rail Steel Bloom 0.32% C from Mexico
Special blooms for railway track production containing 0.32% carbon. Classified HTS 7207.20.00 as semifinished nonalloy steel >0.25% C, optimized for railhead rolling. Pearlitic structure for wear resistance.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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
• Special inspections for rail steel purity; carbon equivalence calculations important; coordinate with rail standards (AREMA/AREMA)