Plastic-Coated Steel Weatherstrip from Mexico
Flat-rolled nonalloy steel strip <600mm wide coated with polyethylene plastics for door/window weather sealing. Falls under HTS 7212.40.5000 as 'other' plastics-coated flat-rolled iron/nonalloy steel products. Coating prevents corrosion and ensures flexible sealing.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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
• Certify nonalloy composition (no significant Cr/Ni per Chapter notes); measure width precisely as 600mm threshold separates headings; test coating adhesion to prove not mere temporary protection