Appliance Frame HRP Steel Coil SPHD from Germany
SPHD commercial quality high-strength steel coil for washing machine frames, 1.2 mm thick, 900 mm wide, hot-rolled and pickled, yield 275 MPa minimum. Classifies HTS 7208.27.0045 as qualifying high-strength steel under 3 mm, nonalloy, in coils, not further worked beyond pickling.
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
• Label coils clearly with thickness/strength specs; pickled surface verification prevents misclassification
• Entry rust disqualifies duty reductions
• Smaller width still qualifies over 600 mm minimum