Duplex 2205 Stainless Steel Primary Forms from Mexico
Duplex stainless (2205 grade) ingots or billets combining austenitic/ferritic phases for oil & gas piping. HTS 7218.10.00.00 applies to these unwrought stainless primary products without further working.
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
• Dual-phase certification required via metallurgical testing reports; Ensure >10.5% Cr for stainless status; Phytosanitary-like steel certs for contamination-free entry