Alloy Steel Bicycle Frame Tube from Japan
Seamless thin-wall (1.5-3 mm) tubes of 4130 alloy steel, butted design for lightweight bicycle frames. Fits HTS 7304.90.70.00 as seamless alloy steel hollow profiles with walls <4 mm. Commonly used in high-end road and mountain bike construction.
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
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide tube specs showing seamless construction and alloy certification to avoid bicycle-specific tariffs
• Declare as raw material, not bicycle parts, to stay in 7304; assembled frames go to 8714