Electrolytic Tinplate for Beverage Cans from Japan
Flat-rolled nonalloy steel sheet, 0.6 mm thick and 1,000 mm wide, coated with electrolytic tin on both sides for corrosion resistance. Classified under HTS 7210.11.00.00 as tin-plated steel of 0.5 mm or more thickness, width over 600 mm. The tin plating protects the steel from oxidation during food and beverage canning.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Verify tin coating weight (e.g
• 2.8 g/m²) via mill test certificate to confirm classification
• Ensure proper documentation of plating method as electrolytic tin
• Watch for reclassification if coating exceeds certain limits resembling terneplate