Cold-Rolled Non-Alloy Steel for Automotive Trim from Mexico
Cold-rolled steel sheets of 0.35 mm thickness and 650 mm width, flat/not in coils, intended for automotive interior trim blanks. Classifies under 7209.28.00.00 as it is basic cold-rolled non-alloy steel without cladding, plating, or further processing.
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
9903.05.900%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
• Do not declare end-use (automotive) on entry docs; classification based on objective characteristics, not intended use
• Test for alloy elements; even trace amounts could reclassify if meeting tool steel or other definitions
• Ensure no patterns in relief; that would invoke universal mill plate note exclusion