High-Strength Cold-Rolled Steel Coil for Automotive Panels from China
Cold-rolled high-strength steel coil, 0.7 mm thick and 1,200 mm wide, with minimum yield strength of 355 MPa, used for outer body panels in vehicles. Classified under HTS 7209.17.00.60 as flat-rolled nonalloy high-strength steel in coils, cold-rolled, thickness 0.5-1 mm, not further worked. Meets chapter note (a) definition for high-strength steel over 3 mm thickness equivalent strength.
Duty Rate — China → United States
75%
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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 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
• Certify minimum yield strength of 355 MPa per chapter note (a) with mill test certificate to qualify as high-strength steel
• Declare exact thickness (0.5-1 mm) and width (>600 mm) on entry documents; mismatches lead to reclassification
• Ensure no cladding, plating or coating; visual inspection common at entry to avoid duty adjustments