Tapered Steel Floodlight Support Pipe from Mexico
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.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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 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