Tapered Steel Lamp Post Tube from Germany
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.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Verify the pipe's principal use as an illuminating article part via engineering specs or end-user declarations to avoid reclassification
• Ensure documentation includes weld type (longitudinally welded) and exact external diameter measurements over 406.4 mm