Cold-Rolled High-Strength Steel for Furniture Frames from Japan
0.85 mm x 700 mm wide high-strength cold-rolled steel coil, 345 MPa yield, for commercial office furniture structural frames. HTS 7209.17.00.60 applies to this cold-rolled nonalloy high-strength steel in coils, 0.5-1 mm thickness range, not further worked. Conforms exactly to chapter note strength definition.
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
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Furniture end-use doesn't affect classification; base on material specs only
• Ensure commercial invoice excludes any further processing claims that could trigger reclass
• Sample coils often requested at entry for thickness/strength gauge verification