TRIP800 Ultra High-Strength Steel Coil for Crash Structures from Japan
Transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP800) steel cold-rolled coil <0.5 mm thick, >600 mm wide, exceeding high-strength yield criteria. HTS 7209.18.15 designates as nonalloy high-strength cold-reduced products.
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
9903.05.900%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
• TRIP steels need formability and strength test data to confirm US high-strength steel definition
• Verify in coil form at import; uncoiling may trigger parts classification
• Prepare alloy content analysis; trace elements shouldn't push into alloy steel headings