Large Diameter Seamless Steel Pipe 12-inch OD 13mm WT from Japan
Nominal 12-inch (304.8 mm) OD seamless pipe with 13 mm wall thickness from non-alloy steel, used in water transmission mains. HTS 7304.39.0068 applies to its seamless, circular, non-alloy steel profile within OD 285.8-406.4 mm and wall 12.7-<19 mm specs.
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
• Reference ASTM A53/A106 standards in invoices for proper tube identification
• Separate from line pipe quotas; this spec often avoids energy-specific duties
• Confirm no wire reinforcement; Chapter note defines wire <16mm excluding such