Shipbuilding Steel Plate 18mm EH36 from Japan
EH36 hot-rolled structural steel plate for ship hulls, 18mm thick, 1600mm wide, nonalloy with mill scale surface, not coiled. Fits HTS 7208.51.00 precisely as hot-rolled nonalloy steel over 10mm thick, ≥600mm wide, without plating or further working.
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
• Provide ABS or DNV type approval certs alongside HTS docs for smooth customs clearance
• Confirm exact grade chemistry—higher strength grades may qualify as high-strength steel alternative
• Mill scale is acceptable; declare surface condition to avoid misclassification as worked