High-Strength Structural Steel Plate AH36 from Japan
Hot-rolled high-strength steel plate AH36 for shipbuilding, 15 mm thick, 2000 mm width, flat-rolled nonalloy steel not clad or coated. Yield strength exceeds 355 MPa qualifying as high-strength steel under US Note (a). Delivered not in coils and hot-rolled only.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide chemical composition and mechanical test certificates proving high-strength steel specification
• Confirm no cladding, plating, or coating applied post-rolling to maintain 7208 classification
• Avoid misclassification by verifying width ≥600 mm; narrower products go to Chapter 72 subheadings 7225-7226