IF High-Strength Steel Coil for Battery Enclosures from Germany
Interstitial-free (IF) high-strength steel cold-rolled coil, <0.5 mm thickness, ≥600 mm width, minimum 275 MPa yield. Fits 7209.18.15 as nonalloy flat-rolled high-strength steel in coils, cold-rolled only.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• IF steels require specific mechanical property certificates proving high-strength qualification
• Document cold-rolling reduction ratio if requested; ensures not further worked
• No duty allowance for rust per chapter note—import clean or accept full valuation