Cold-Formed Silico-Manganese Steel Flat Bar from Japan
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.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• 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