IF High-Strength Steel Coil for Battery Enclosures from Japan
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 — Japan → 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
9903.03.060%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
• 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