Hot-Rolled Flat Carbon Steel Bar 1080 Grade from Mexico
Flat bar hot-rolled from 1080 nonalloy steel (0.80% carbon), supplied mill finish for forging applications. Under 7214.99.00.90 for other high-carbon (≥0.6%) nonalloy steel bars not further worked than hot-rolled.
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
• Submit MTR with product analysis showing carbon 0.75-0.88% range typical for 1080 grade
• Rust from transit ignored per notes, but declare actual condition—no duty allowance for discoloration
• Segregate from low-carbon lots to avoid averaging carbon content across shipment