High-Strength Cold-Rolled Steel Coil for Automotive Panels from Mexico
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 — Mexico → 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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 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