17-4 PH Stainless Steel Seamless Instrumentation Tubing 3mm OD from Mexico
Cold-drawn precipitation-hardening 17-4 PH stainless steel tubing, 3 mm OD, for high-pressure sensors and gauges in aerospace. Fits HTS 7304.41.30.45 as other cold-formed seamless stainless tubes under 19 mm OD, circular cross section. Stainless steel composition confirmed per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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
• Include heat treatment and alloy certification (AMS specs); ensure no fittings attached to avoid parts classification
• Pitfall: misdeclaring as carbon steel evades higher stainless duties