Color-Coated Steel for Appliance Exteriors from Germany
Nonalloy steel flat-rolled product >600mm wide, coated with polyethylene paint for use in refrigerator and washer panels. HTS 7210.70.60.90 covers this as 'other' painted flat-rolled iron/nonalloy steel products. Paint qualifies as plastic coating per further worked note (e.g., coating with plastics materials).
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
• Include end-use statements if for specific appliances, though classification remains material-based not use-based
• Test for VOC content in coatings to preempt environmental compliance issues at entry
• Label coils/sheets clearly with HTS, coating specs to facilitate CBP exam without unpacking