High-Strength Steel Slit Strip for Construction Scaffolding from Mexico
Hot-rolled high-strength steel slit into widths under 300 mm, <3 mm thick, yield point 275 MPa minimum, for scaffolding braces. Precisely matches HTS 7211.19.1500: flat-rolled nonalloy steel, high-strength per note (a), no further working beyond hot-rolling. Slitting doesn't constitute further working per HTS rules.
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
9903.03.060%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
• Slitting from wider sheet is permitted; document original coil dimensions if requested
• No enameling, varnishing or metal coating—such treatments are 'further worked' per Chapter note
• Rust at entry doesn't reduce duties per specific Chapter prohibition