Cold-Reduced Steel Shim Stock 0.4mm x 300mm from Japan
Precision cold-reduced nonalloy steel shim stock, 0.4 mm thickness by 300 mm width, not plated or coated, in coil form. Classifies under HTS 7211.29.60 for other cold-rolled flat-rolled products under 600 mm. Used for machinery alignment and spacers.
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
• Include dimensional tolerances in documentation for precision products
• Avoid coating confusion; even thin oil is not 'plating' but declare surface condition
• Confirm not universal mill plate per note (b) specs