High-Strength Hot-Rolled Steel Coil HR450 from Japan
Flat-rolled nonalloy steel coil, 3.5 mm thick and 1,200 mm wide, with minimum yield strength of 355 MPa, meeting high-strength steel definition per US note 72(a). Hot-rolled, in coils, not further worked, classified under 7208.38.0015 due to thickness between 3-4.75 mm. Used in structural automotive and machinery applications requiring enhanced strength.
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 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
• Certify minimum yield strength of 355 MPa at entry with mill test reports; declare exact thickness to avoid reclassification; watch for Section 232 steel tariffs requiring additional quotas or duties