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High-Strength Hot-Rolled Steel Shim Stock from China

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 — China → United States

75%

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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 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