Mechanical Seamless Steel Tube 7-inch OD 20mm Thick from Japan
Seamless non-alloy steel tube, 177.8 mm OD (just over 190.5 mm adjusted spec) with 20 mm wall for hydraulic cylinders and machinery. Under HTS 7304.39.0056 for seamless circular iron/steel tubes in thick-wall, mid-OD category. Used in heavy equipment manufacturing.
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
• Ensure no internal honing if declaring as unfinished tube; customs may require ID measurement
• Common issue: alloy content over limits—test certs essential
• Declare as 'other' not line pipe