Clad Stainless Steel Strip for Cookware from Germany
Flat-rolled nonalloy steel strip less than 600 mm wide, clad with stainless steel on one or both sides for enhanced corrosion resistance and heat distribution. This product falls under HTS 7212.60.00.00 as it is a clad flat-rolled product of nonalloy steel, not further worked beyond cladding. Commonly used in manufacturing multi-ply cookware bottoms.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide mill test certificates confirming base nonalloy steel composition and cladding material to avoid reclassification as stainless steel
• Measure width precisely before entry; products 600mm+ shift to heading 7212.10
• Declare cladding process details to distinguish from simple plating or coating under other subheadings