Roll Bonded Clad Steel for Battery Housings from Mexico
Flat-rolled nonalloy steel <600 mm, roll-bonded with aluminum cladding for EV battery enclosure material. HTS 7212.60.00.00 classification for the clad steel composite. Balances strength, weight, and thermal conductivity.
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
• Automotive cladding needs IATF 16949 quality documentation
• Specify roll bonding vs explosion bonding process for CBP review
• Battery applications may trigger additional lithium battery import rules