321 Stainless Steel Sheet for Exhaust Systems from Mexico
Flat-rolled 321 stabilized stainless steel sheet, 450 mm wide, 1.2 mm thick, containing 9-12% nickel and titanium-stabilized chromium. Under HTS 7220.90.0015 for other stainless steel flat products <600 mm wide with mid-range nickel. Used in automotive exhaust components for high-temperature resistance.
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 of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit material safety data sheets (MSDS) highlighting stabilization elements alongside nickel percentage for proper stainless verification
• Measure width before coiling/packaging; exceeding 600 mm post-unrolling leads to 7222 reclassification