Nonalloy Steel Bicycle Frame Tubes from Canada
Lightweight seamless tubes (<4 mm wall) of nonalloy steel for bicycle frame construction. Classified HTS 7304.90.50.00 as thin-walled seamless pipes suitable for lightweight frames.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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
• Specify butted construction (varying wall thickness) still under 4mm max
• Import raw tubes only; assembled frames become bicycle parts
• Test for carbon content to confirm nonalloy steel