Narrow Hot-Rolled Steel Shim Stock from China
Precision hot-rolled low-carbon steel strip, 100 mm wide by 1.5 mm thick, supplied in sheets for machinery shimming and leveling. Classifies in 7211.19.2000 as hot-rolled nonalloy flat-rolled product <300 mm wide, >1.25 mm thick, without cladding, plating, coating, or other further working.
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
• Thickness tolerance ±0.1 mm typical; document to prevent reclassification as thinner product
• Industrial end-use docs helpful; distinguish from razor blade steel (narrower, stainless)
• Avoid oiling—becomes 'further worked' triggering 7211.90 or 7212