Alloy Steel Instrument Tubing from Japan
Precision seamless alloy steel tubing (e.g., 316L stainless alloy equivalent), wall <1 mm, for pressure/temperature instruments. Under 7304.90.70.00 for thin-wall seamless alloy profiles. Used in gauges, sensors, and control systems.
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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify 'not for pressure piping' to avoid higher-rated line pipe categories
• Cleanliness certification needed for instrument use; contamination voids classification
• Micro-wall thicknesses require precise measurement protocols in documentation