18-inch Grade B Welded Steel Oil Pipeline Pipe from China
Welded nonalloy steel pipe with 18-inch (457.2 mm) external diameter, API 5L Grade B, optimized for crude oil gathering lines. Features thick walls for pressure resistance in pipeline networks. Under HTS 7305.19.1030 for its size, material, and line pipe purpose.
Duty Rate — China → United States
75%
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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 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 hydrostatic test results in documentation to prove pipeline integrity
• Confirm nonalloy steel composition via chemical analysis certificates
• Avoid misdeclaration of diameter, as under 406.4 mm shifts to different subheadings