Pickled Hot-Rolled Steel Strip 0.5mm x 50mm from Japan
Narrow hot-rolled steel strip of nonalloy steel, pickled to remove mill scale, with width under 600mm and thickness 0.5mm. Classified under HTS 7211.19.60.00 as flat-rolled product of iron/nonalloy steel, hot-rolled but pickled, not further worked, not clad/plated/coated. The pickling process qualifies it specifically under the 'pickled' subheading.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Certify pickling process documentation to distinguish from non-pickled hot-rolled; ensure width measurement <600mm at narrowest point; watch for accidental classification as cold-rolled if further processed