TFS Base Blackplate Steel Coils from China
Tin-free steel (TFS) base stock: ultra-thin cold-rolled blackplate <0.361 mm, nonalloy, coil form, ≥600 mm wide. HTS 7209.18.25.85 applies as cold-reduced not further worked (pre-coating stock). Essential raw material for electrolytic chromium-coated steel used in beverage closures.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Request supplier certification distinguishing from tinplate; uncoated surface critical for this classification
• Thickness tolerance usually ±0.01 mm—maintain gauge control records for CBP verification