409 Cold-Rolled Stainless Steel Automotive Sheet 2.2mm from Japan
Ferritic 409 stainless steel sheet cold-rolled for exhaust components, 2.2 mm thick, 1200 mm width. HTS 7219.33.00 classification based on stainless steel, cold-rolled process only, thickness exceeding 1 mm but under 3 mm.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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 end-use certificates help with duty drawback claims
• Inspect for pickling marks—chemical treatment = further worked
• Beware re-rolling thin stock from thicker gauges misdeclared as primary cold-rolled