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
9903.03.060%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
• 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