Automotive Blackplate Steel for Fuel Tanks from Germany
Cold-rolled blackplate coils <0.361 mm thick for automotive fuel tank fabrication, nonalloy steel, ≥600 mm wide. HTS 7209.18.25.85 classification for cold-reduced not-further-worked flat products. Selected for weldability and formability in tank seaming.
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
9903.03.060%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
• Automotive specs often require SPCJ/CDCM grades—cross-reference EN/ISO standards in documentation
• Declare surface condition (e.g
• matte finish); oily residue from rolling permitted but not as coating
• Section 232 tariffs may apply—check steel import licenses if applicable beyond HTS duties