Galvanized Steel Coated with Polyester Paint from Japan
Flat-rolled nonalloy steel sheets over 600 mm wide, first galvanized then overcoated with polyester paint for corrosion protection and aesthetics. Classified under HTS 7210.70.60 as painted flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel, not fitting specific subheadings for other coatings. The plastic paint layer qualifies as 'painted or coated with plastics' per chapter notes on further worked products.
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 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
• Verify coating thickness and type via lab testing to confirm 'painted with plastics' classification; provide mill test certificates showing nonalloy composition; avoid misclassification as prepainted narrower sheets under 7210.49