Pharma Packaging Blackplate from Japan
Ultra-clean blackplate coils <0.361 mm for pharmaceutical packaging, cold-rolled nonalloy ≥600 mm wide. HTS 7209.18.25.85 as cold-reduced not further worked. Minimal surface carbon for high adhesion coatings.
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
• Pharma requires ultra-low residuals—provide full chemistry analysis
• GMP traceability from melt to coil—retain heat/lot numbers
• No borating/oxalating permitted—plain cold-rolled surface only