7304.11.00.50/12-inch Stainless Steel API 5L Line Pipe/Japan

12-inch Stainless Steel API 5L Line Pipe from Japan

Seamless stainless steel line pipe with 12-inch (304.8 mm) outside diameter, designed specifically for oil and gas pipelines per API 5L standards. It falls under HTS 7304.11.0050 due to its seamless construction, stainless steel material, and diameter between 114.3 mm and 406.4 mm, optimized for high-pressure hydrocarbon transport.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Verify API 5L certification and mill test reports (MTRs) for compliance with pipeline standards; U.S. buyers often require these for DOT approval

• Ensure accurate diameter measurement and seamless confirmation via NDT reports to avoid misclassification to welded pipes in 7305

• Label with stainless steel grade (e.g

• 304/316) and provide country-of-melt documentation to meet Buy America provisions for infrastructure projects