AH36 High-Strength Structural Steel Sheet 5mm Thick from Japan
AH36 grade hot-rolled steel sheet, 5mm thick x 550mm wide, high-strength steel with minimum 355 MPa yield point for shipbuilding and structural use. Not clad, plated, or coated, not further worked than hot-rolled. Precisely matches HTS 7211.14.0030 per Chapter 72 definitions.
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
• Include grade certification (AH36 meets high-strength via yield strength) and ensure no heat treatment beyond hot-rolling
• Document end-use if structural; though classification is material-based, helps with any quota considerations