Plastic-Coated Steel Weatherstripping from Japan
Narrow flat-rolled nonalloy steel (<300mm) with plastic coating for door/window weather seals. Falls under HTS 7212.40.10.00 as painted/plastic coated product per chapter definition of further worked. Coating ensures flexibility and sealing performance.
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
9903.03.060%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; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Test coating adhesion standards to prove it's functional coating, not mere decoration
• Declare exact width tolerance (± tolerances don't change classification threshold)
• Watch for anti-dumping duties on certain coated steel from specific countries