AISI 321 Austenitic Stainless Steel Round Bar from Mexico
AISI 321 stainless steel round bar with 12% nickel content, maximum cross-sectional dimension over 152.4 mm, used in high-temperature applications like aircraft exhaust systems. Classified under HTS 7222.30.00.84 due to its stainless steel composition, bar form, large cross-section, and nickel content between 8-24% by weight.
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
• Obtain mill test certificates verifying nickel content between 8-24% and stainless steel composition; ensure accurate measurement of maximum cross-sectional dimension; declare as 'other bars' not hot-rolled to avoid Chapter 72 heading 72.14 misclassification