Pickled HRPO Steel Strip 2.0mm x 200mm from Japan
Hot-rolled pickled and oiled (HRPO) steel strip, but oiled lightly post-pickling without qualifying as coated; width 200mm. Classifies in 7211.19.60.00 as pickled hot-rolled nonalloy steel flat product <600mm, where minimal oil residue doesn't constitute 'coating'.
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
• Document oil as residual/not protective coating to maintain pickled classification; measure width precisely; common pitfall—oiling reclassified as 7211.90 if deemed coated