Vinyl-Coated Steel Baseboard Flashing from Germany

Vinyl plastic coated steel strips <300mm wide used as baseboard flashing in commercial buildings. Classifies HTS 7212.40.10.00 for narrow plastic-coated nonalloy flat-rolled products. Protects wall bases from moisture.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Specify coating as 'plastic' vs 'paint' in entry docs to match exact subheading language

Measure uncoiled width for classification—coiled products use flat width dimension

Avoid reclassification by ensuring no additional working beyond coating listed in chapter note