Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Square Bar 18% Nickel from Mexico
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 — 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
• Use independent lab testing if supplier certificates questionable for nickel verification
• Document production method (hot-rolled vs extruded) explicitly