ASTM A572 Grade 50 Hot-Rolled Steel Sheet from Japan
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.
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
• 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