Appliance Frame HRP Steel Coil SPHD from Japan
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 — Japan → 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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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