Powder-Coated Steel Shelf Strip from Mexico
Narrow flat-rolled nonalloy steel <600mm wide with durable polyester powder coating for retail shelving strips. HTS 7212.40.5000 covers powder-coated (plastics) flat-rolled products not specifically listed. Powder coating offers superior chip resistance.
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
• Powder coating qualifies as plastics per Chapter notes; test coating thickness > typical paint; segregate from hot-dip galvanized to prevent 7212.30 classification