Automotive Fuel Line Seamless Steel Tube 15mm OD from Germany
Seamless low-carbon steel tube (15mm OD) for automotive fuel delivery systems, resistant to ethanol blends. Classifies in HTS 7304.39.0020 as other seamless tubes of nonalloy steel, circular section <38.1mm OD. Meets SAE J526 specifications for welded/weldless pressure tubing but produced seamless.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Provide SAE J526 compliance certification even for seamless production method
• Document double wall thickness for flare fitting capability required in automotive use
• Confirm nonalloy status - fuel line steel typically <0.25% C, low alloy content