High-Strength Hot-Rolled Steel Shim Stock from Canada
Precision narrow high-strength steel (<300 mm wide), 1.8 mm thick with 290 MPa yield, hot-rolled for machinery shimming and alignment. Meets HTS 7211.19.1500 criteria exactly: high-strength steel definition, no further working, nonalloy composition per Chapter 72. Used in equipment installation requiring precise leveling.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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
9903.03.060%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; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Shim stock often slit; original production method documentation prevents misclassification
• Thickness gauging critical; products approaching 3mm may face different strength requirements
• No lacquering or plastic coating; violates 'not further worked' condition