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Narrow Gauge Cold-Rolled Steel for Battery Casings

Thin (<300 mm wide) cold-reduced nonalloy steel strip for small battery enclosures in electronics. HTS 7211.29.45.00: flat-rolled iron/nonalloy, cold-rolled, other narrow, no further working/coating. Not high-strength per yield point note (a).

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

7212.20.00.00Same rate: 35%

If burnished/polished

Surface treatments like burnishing/polishing = further worked (chapter note), to 7212.

7209.18Lower: 10% vs 35%

If hot-reduced initially

Hot-rolled flat products prior to cold-reduction classify in 7209.

7306.50.50Same rate: 35%

If made into articles like profiles

Fabricated into screw/threaded profiles becomes Chapter 73 articles.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Batch test for alloying elements if thin gauge raises stainless suspicions

Use precise HTS in AES filing; narrow strip often misentered as wire

Pre-clear with binding ruling if borderline width