Blackplate Steel Coil for General Line Cans from Germany
Standard cold-rolled blackplate coil <0.361 mm thick, 600-1250 mm wide, for sanitary food cans and general line packaging. HTS 7209.18.25 designation for uncoated cold-reduced nonalloy steel flat-rolled in coils, blackplate subcategory without further working. Versatile base for welded or soldered cans.
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
9903.05.900%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
• Ensure entry docs specify 'not further worked' explicitly; test surface for artificial oxidation exclusion
• Prefer full coils over cut lengths for correct heading
• Reference U.S. notes to confirm nonalloy status