321 Stainless Steel Cold-Rolled Rod from Mexico
Cold-rolled rod of 321 stabilized stainless steel with 9-13% nickel content, cold-finished only. Classified in HTS 7222.20.00.73 for nickel-range stainless bars/rods not further worked. Used in high-temperature exhaust systems.
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
• Document cold-rolling process exclusively; test for Ni certification
• Pitfall: titanium-stabilized grades sometimes misclassified by composition