40 kg/m Light Freight Rail from Japan
New untreated 40 kg/m non-alloy steel rail for light freight branches. HTS 7302.10.10.15 due to weight >30 kg/m, new non-heat-treated status, and railway track specificity.
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
• Batch by exact weight class; mixing causes reclassification risks
• Use protective wax coating for ocean transit
• Confirm no wire-forming process (cross-section >16mm)