Tapered Steel Floodlight Support Pipe

A heavy-duty, longitudinally welded steel pipe with tapered ends and external diameter over 406.4 mm, principally used as the vertical support in floodlighting towers for sports stadiums and large areas. Its design facilitates mounting of high-intensity illuminating fixtures. Falls under HTS 7305.31.20.00 due to its specific adaptation for illumination parts.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

7305.31Same rate: 35%

If principally for fluid conveyance in lighting systems

Pipes for carrying liquids/gases, even in illumination setups, have separate provisions.

7304.39.00.40Same rate: 35%

If seamless rather than welded

Seamless construction moves to Chapter 73 seamless tubes, irrespective of taper or use.

Not sure which classification is right?

Our AI classifier can analyze your specific product and recommend the correct HTS code with confidence.

Import Tips & Compliance

Provide installation diagrams showing integration with illuminating fixtures to prove principal use

Confirm circular cross-section and longitudinal weld via mill test reports

Avoid reclassification by distinguishing from general piling pipes through use-specific markings

Related Products under HTS 7305.31.20.00

Tapered Steel Lamp Post Tube

A longitudinally welded steel tube with a tapered design, featuring a circular cross-section exceeding 406.4 mm in external diameter, specifically engineered as the main structural component for street lamp posts. It serves principally as a part of illuminating articles by housing electrical wiring and supporting lamp fixtures in outdoor lighting systems. This classification under 7305.31.20.00 applies due to its tapered profile and primary use in illumination infrastructure.

Welded Tapered Streetlight Pole Shaft

This large-diameter (over 406.4 mm) longitudinally welded steel tube tapers from base to top, designed exclusively as the shaft for outdoor streetlight poles in illuminating systems. It provides structural support for light fixtures and accommodates internal wiring for illumination purposes. Classified under 7305.31.20.00 for its tapered form and dedicated role in lighting articles.

Conical Steel Pathway Light Pole Tube

Longitudinally welded steel tube with a conical taper, external diameter exceeding 406.4 mm at base, crafted as the primary pole component for pedestrian pathway illuminating articles. It supports low-level lighting fixtures in parks and walkways. This product is classified in 7305.31.20.00 for tapered pipes dedicated to illumination.

Tapered High Mast Lighting Pipe

This oversized, longitudinally welded steel tapered pipe (OD >406.4 mm) forms the mast for high-mast illuminating articles used in highways and parking lots, supporting multiple floodlights. Its conical shape reduces wind load while enabling fixture mounting. HTS 7305.31.20.00 covers such specialized illumination components.