Prepainted Galvanized Prepaint Base Steel from Canada
Galvanized steel sheet over 600 mm, primed but not fully painted, for coil coating lines. HTS 7210.49.00 for base zinc-coated nonalloy flat-rolled steel. Pretreatment enables topcoat adhesion.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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
• Distinguish primer from paint—thin chemical conversion coating stays 7210; color coat moves to 7210.70
• ASTM A653 CS prepaint grade specs required for acceptance
• Check if 'further worked' per Chapter notes; phosphatizing keeps in plated category