High-Strength Steel Flat for Mining Equipment Reinforcement from Mexico
Narrow (<300 mm) hot-rolled high-strength steel flats, thickness 2.2 mm, minimum yield 275 MPa, for reinforcing mining drill rig components. HTS 7211.19.1500 covers these exact specifications: nonalloy high-strength flat-rolled products not further worked. Withstands extreme vibration and impact in underground operations.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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
• Document end-use if requested, though classification based on objective characteristics
• Ensure no chemical surface treatments (phosphatizing, etc.) applied post-rolling
• Verify statistical reporting requirements for precise width/thickness declarations