Automotive Chassis High-Strength Steel Coil from Japan
Hot-rolled nonalloy steel coil, 5.2 mm thickness, 900 mm width, high-strength with yield point ≥355 MPa, not clad/plated/coated, in coils. Directly under HTS 7208.37.0030 for high-strength flat-rolled products meeting U.S. note (a) definition, ideal for truck chassis components.
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
9903.03.060%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
• Ensure documentation specifies end-use if required for quotas, though classification is material-based; measure width precisely over 600 mm to avoid 7211 narrow strip codes; avoid any post-hot-roll surface treatments to stay 'not further worked'