ECCS Blackplate Steel Coils from Mexico
Electrolytically cleaned cold-rolled blackplate steel coils, thickness below 0.361 mm, width over 600 mm, nonalloy composition. Falls under HTS 7209.18.25.85 as cold-reduced, not further worked despite cleaning (not a coating). Primarily imported for metal packaging like aerosol cans and closures.
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
9903.03.060%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
• Provide chemical composition certificates confirming nonalloy steel (no specified alloying elements per Chapter 72 notes)
• Document cold-rolling process; distinguish from hot-rolled via surface finish and mill certifications
• Watch for misdeclaration as 'tinplate'—this is uncoated blackplate only