Cold-Reduced Carbon Steel Sheet for Appliance Housings from Japan
Cold-reduced flat-rolled carbon steel sheet, 2 mm thick, 450 mm wide, for washing machine and refrigerator outer housings. Under HTS 7211.29.60.30 as nonalloy steel, cold-rolled only, not further worked, no plating or coating. Standard mill finish for subsequent fabrication.
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
• Provide chemical composition analysis confirming nonalloy status; alloy steels require different classification
• Document cold-rolling process in commercial invoice to distinguish from hot-rolled products
• Check for any phosphatizing or other 'further worked' treatments per chapter note which would reclassify