Cold-Rolled Seamless Steel Pneumatic Cylinder Tube from China
Precision cold-rolled seamless tube of nonalloy steel designed for pneumatic cylinders in automation equipment. Classified under HTS 7304.31.60 due to its cold-formed circular cross-section, excluding specialized tubes like those for oil/gas drilling or boilers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain surface finish specifications (e.g
• honed ID) documentation to support hydraulic/pneumatic end-use classification
• Ensure import invoices specify 'cold-rolled' or 'cold-reduced' process to differentiate from hot-finished tubes in 7304.21
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as 'tubing' without HTS; precise measurement of cross-section ≤16mm if wire-like