Seamless Pressure Piping Tube 16-inch OD from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
10%
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
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