Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Bar for Tool Handles from Mexico
Rectangular hot-rolled mild steel flat bar, 50 mm wide by 3 mm thick, used as blanks for hammer and axe handles. HTS 7211.19.2000 applies to this nonalloy steel product: width <300 mm, thickness >1.25 mm, no further working beyond hot-rolling, not clad/plated/coated.
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
• Provide exact dimensions certified by producer; CBP measures actual vs. nominal sizes
• Nonalloy confirmation critical—test for chromium/molybdenum per tool steel/high-strength notes