Electro-Zinc Coated High-Strength Steel for Truck Cab Panels from Germany
High-strength flat-rolled steel (0.8 mm thick, 1,500 mm wide) with electrolytic zinc plating and yield strength of 275 MPa, meeting Chapter 72 note (a) for thin-gauge high-strength steel. Designed for exterior truck cab body panels requiring formability and crash resistance. The zinc coating provides sacrificial corrosion protection.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Provide detailed coating process certification proving electrolytic plating (vs hot-dip) and exact yield strength testing; label thickness/width accurately
• Common pitfall: undervaluation based on uncoated equivalent pricing ignored by CBP