New Standard Gauge Rail 132 RE Profile from Japan
New 132 RE profile rail (60 kg/m equivalent) from nonalloy steel, as-rolled without heat treatment, for heavy haul freight railways. HTS 7302.10.10.25 covers this as new 'other' untreated iron/nonalloy steel rails. American standard for mainline use.
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
• Reference AREMA 132 RE specifications in entry docs; certify carbon steel composition <0.8%; ensure no confusion with premium head-hardened rails requiring different subheading