Cold-Formed Silico-Manganese Steel Flat Bar

Rectangular flat bar cold-formed from silico-manganese steel billets, offering high tensile strength for welding and fabrication uses. HTS 7228.20.5000 covers these as cold-formed bars/rods of silico-manganese steel, not further worked like coated or clad.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

7225.40.30Same rate: 35%

If hot-rolled flat-rolled product

Cold vs hot forming and bar vs flat-rolled form dictate different Chapter 72 headings.

7228.60.60.00Same rate: 35%

If other alloy steel, non-silico-manganese

Alloy type specificity per U.S. notes moves non-qualifying steel to other alloy subheadings.

7308.90.95.90Same rate: 35%

If sold as assembled structural set

When imported as pre-welded structures, shifts from semi-finished bars to Chapter 73 finished articles.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Include cold-forming process certification; distinguish from universal mill plates if thickness exceeds bar norms

No reductions for rust/discoloration at entry per Chapter 72; maintain clean storage documentation

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