Soft Annealed Steel Coil for Metal Furniture Frames from Japan
Nonalloy steel coil cold-rolled to 1.8 mm thickness, over 800 mm wide, box annealed for softness ideal for office chair and desk frame fabrication. HTS 7209.16.00.70 applies to this 'other' annealed cold-rolled coil product not further worked, meeting precise dimensional and processing specs. Annealing ensures excellent bending properties without cracking.
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
• Use precise gauge measurements certified by importer; thickness variances can trigger reclassification to adjacent subheadings
• Maintain chain of custody documentation from mill to entry to prove no post-annealing surface treatments occurred
• Beware rust discoloration; Chapter 72 notes deny duty reductions for pre-entry rust on steel products