Bake-Hardenable BH340 Steel Coil for Furniture Frames from Mexico
Bake-hardenable (BH340) high-strength steel cold-rolled coil under 0.5 mm, width exceeding 600 mm, qualifying yield strength per US note (a). HTS 7209.18.15 for nonalloy high-strength cold-reduced coils.
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 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
• Include bake-hardening test results in entry docs to support high-strength classification
• Confirm no plating/cladding; even thin oil film doesn't count as coating per chapter notes