Automotive Seamless Steel Brake Lines from Japan
Seamless nonalloy steel tubes with thin walls (<4 mm) for hydraulic brake systems in vehicles. Classified in HTS 7304.90.50.00 as seamless pipes of iron/nonalloy steel, not as vehicle parts.
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
• Certify compliance with SAE or ISO standards for automotive use without triggering parts classification
• Ship in bulk coils, not pre-bent shapes, to maintain tube status vs. finished assemblies
• Document wall thickness rigorously to avoid confusion with heavier vehicle frame tubes