Prepainted Galvanized Steel Automotive Body Panel Stock from Mexico
High-quality zinc-coated nonalloy steel sheet, width exceeding 600 mm, painted with automotive-grade e-coat primer for body panels. HTS 7210.70.6060 covers this as other painted zinc-plated flat-rolled products of iron/nonalloy steel.
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
• Include automotive OEM specifications and zinc coating type (hot-dip vs electrolytic) in entry docs
• Check for high-strength steel note (a)—if yield ≥355 MPa, may shift to alloy headings
• Ensure no cladding with other metals to remain in plated/coated category