Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Square Bar 18% Nickel from Japan
Square cross-section stainless steel bar, hot-rolled with 18% nickel content, untreated beyond rolling. Falls precisely under HTS 7222.19.00.54 as other hot-rolled stainless bars with 8-<24% nickel. Applied in food processing equipment.
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 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
• Use independent lab testing if supplier certificates questionable for nickel verification
• Document production method (hot-rolled vs extruded) explicitly