Advanced High-Strength Galvanized Automotive Steel Sheet from Germany
Flat-rolled nonalloy steel sheet, over 600 mm wide, zinc-coated and classified as high-strength steel with minimum yield point of 355 MPa for thicknesses 3 mm or more. It falls under HTS 7210.49.0040 as 'advanced' or 'ultra' high-strength steel per statistical note 4 to chapter 72. Used primarily in vehicle body structures for enhanced crash performance.
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
• Certify minimum yield strength (355 MPa for ≥3mm thick) with mill test reports to qualify as high-strength steel
• Provide detailed coating specs (zinc plating thickness, type like hot-dip or electro) in entry documentation
• Avoid misclassification as standard galvanized steel (7210.41) by including statistical note 4 verification