Seamless Pressure Piping Tube 16-inch OD from Germany
High-pressure seamless steel tube, 406.4 mm OD, 12.5 mm wall, ASTM A335 P5 equivalent but nonalloy for power plant steam lines. Classifies in 7304.39.0062: seamless, circular, nonalloy steel, exact upper OD limit, sub-12.7 mm wall. For utility boiler feedwater systems.
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
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Confirm wall exactly under 12.7 mm via multiple measurements; border-line cases often audited
• Nonalloy certs vital—trace Cr/Mo < alloy thresholds to avoid 7304.51 pressure tube heading
• End-use statements for power gen can aid Fastner rulings but won't change base classification