430 Stainless Steel Cold-Rolled Shim Stock 0.22mm from Mexico
Ferritic 430 stainless steel cold-rolled sheet, 0.22 mm thick x 290 mm wide, used as shim stock in machinery. Classified HTS 7220.20.90: stainless flat-rolled, cold-reduced not further worked, <300 mm width, ≤0.25 mm thick, other. Excludes chapter-defined special steels like tool or razor blade.
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
• Verify ferritic stainless composition avoids tool steel notes (e); document cold-rolling process only
• Common pitfall: mismeasuring width over 300 mm
• No duty reduction for pre-entry rust per chapter note