409 Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Billet Stock from Mexico
4x4 inch square billet of 409 SS (<1% Ni), hot-rolled for automotive exhaust feedstock. Minimal working beyond rolling, treated as rod/bar stock. Low Ni ferritic composition matches HTS.
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
• Size declarations critical for billet vs bar distinction
• Ni verification prevents shift to higher duty codes
• Not eligible for high-strength steel yield point exemptions