Narrow Gauge Cold-Rolled Steel for Battery Casings from Japan
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).
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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 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