High-Strength Cold-Rolled Steel for Furniture Frames

Ultra-thin high-strength steel coil (thickness <0.5 mm, width >600 mm), cold-rolled, for metal office furniture structural frames. Classifies in 7209.18.15.60 as other high-strength nonalloy steel coils, not further worked, qualifying by minimum yield strength per US notes.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

7212.50.00.00Same rate: 35%

If clad with other metal

Cladding (e.g., aluminum layer) explicitly excludes from 7209, moves to clad products in 7212.

7209.18.60Same rate: 35%

If width 300-600 mm

Narrower width cold-rolled high-strength steel uses separate subheading 7209.18 despite similar specs.

9403.20.00Same rate: 35%

If fully assembled into furniture

Complete metal furniture articles classify in Chapter 94, not raw material flat-rolled steel.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Ensure documentation specifies 'not further worked'—no polishing or chemical treatments allowed here

Batch test for high-strength compliance; random CBP sampling common for steel imports

Consider quota implications if from certain countries—check HTS statistical notes

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