ASTM A572 Grade 50 Hot-Rolled Steel Sheet

Grade 50 high-strength low-alloy steel sheet, hot-rolled, 3/16 inch thick, 60 inches wide, nonalloy per Chapter 72 definitions. HTS 7208.90.00.00 applies to this hot-rolled flat-rolled nonalloy steel product ≥600 mm wide without surface treatments. Suitable for bridge girders and heavy equipment.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

7225.30.70.00Same rate: 35%

If confirmed as alloy steel with specified elements

Alloying beyond nonalloy limits (per Chapter notes) moves to Chapter 72 alloy headings.

7208.10.15.00Same rate: 35%

If of a thickness of 10 mm or more

Thicker gauges have dedicated subheadings within hot-rolled nonalloy steel.

7210.90.90.00Same rate: 35%

If electrolytically coated post-rolling

Electrolytic or other plating processes reclassify from uncoated hot-rolled.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Obtain ruling if borderline alloy content; must prove nonalloy status via spectrometry

Document hot-rolling temperature/process to distinguish from cold-rolled equivalents

Batch test for coating absence; even residual oil may trigger further-worked classification

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