Alloy 20 Hot-Rolled High-Nickel Plate from China
Alloy 20 (Carpenter 20) high-nickel (32-38% Ni) steel plate, hot-rolled 5 mm thick, 800 mm wide, straight lengths not in coils. Classified in HTS 7225.40.30.05 for other high-nickel alloy steel meeting width/thickness/hot-rolled specs. Suited for sulfuric acid handling equipment.
Duty Rate — China → United States
75%
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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 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
• Provide heat number traceability for composition audits by customs
• Confirm no borating or phosphatizing; these are 'further worked' treatments
• Bulk packaging ok, but label clearly to avoid set classification issues