Zinc-Coated Polyester Painted Steel for Appliance Housings from Japan
Nonalloy steel flat products over 600 mm wide, hot-dip galvanized then coated with polyester paint for washing machine exteriors. HTS 7210.70.6060 for other zinc-coated/painted items per Chapter 72 further worked note.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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 of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Test reports for polyester thickness (>20 microns typical) essential for plastics-coated claim
• Verify nonalloy status—trace elements per US note (g) for heat-resisting exclusion
• Declare coating weight per side to match statistical suffix .60