API 5CT L80 Stainless Steel Oil Well Casing from Japan
Seamless stainless steel casing pipe meeting API 5CT L80 specifications, used to line oil and gas wells during drilling. It has an outside diameter under 215.9 mm and wall thickness less than 12.7 mm, classified under HTS 7304.24.40.10 as other stainless steel casing for drilling applications.
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
• Verify API 5CT certification and provide mill test reports (MTRs) for customs valuation and compliance
• Confirm exact OD and wall thickness measurements to avoid misclassification into thicker wall subheadings
• Include end-user declaration specifying oil/gas drilling use to prevent reclassification as general pipe