High-Strength Hot-Rolled Steel Shim Stock from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) 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