AISI 304 Stainless Steel Billet from Mexico
A square solid section of AISI 304 stainless steel, typically 100-150mm across, used as primary input for forging or rolling into bars and sheets. Classified under HTS 7218.99.00 as a semi-finished product in primary form, not yet reduced to bars, rods, profiles, or wire. Meets Chapter 72 definitions for stainless steel semi-finished products other than ingots.
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
• Provide mill test certificates confirming stainless steel composition (min 10.5% chromium); declare exact dimensions to avoid reclassification as bars under 7222; watch for anti-dumping duties on certain stainless billet origins