410 Stainless Steel Cold-Reduced Foil Strip 1.2mm Thick from Japan
Martensitic 410 stainless cold-reduced strip referred to as foil in trade, 1.2 mm thick x 290 mm wide, not further worked. Precisely matches HTS 7220.20.70 for cold-rolled stainless under 300 mm wide in the 0.25-1.25 mm thickness band. Applied in cutlery blanks and valves.
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
• Use calipers for thickness verification; even slight variations near 1.25 mm boundary trigger reclassification
• Declare as 'not further worked' explicitly—any visual polish appearance requires proof of cold-rolling origin
• Segregate by grade; mixing 304/410 in same container complicates alloy verification during entry