Stainless Steel Subsea Line Pipe 16-inch from Japan
16-inch welded stainless steel pipe for subsea oil export lines, concrete-coated for stability. Designed for deepwater installations with hyperbaric weld testing. HTS 7306.11.00 covers welded stainless line pipe for oil pipelines.
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 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
• Concrete coating declared separately; uncoated pipe determines HTS
• Subsea certification (DNV-OS-F101) strengthens line pipe claim
• Large diameters (>16in) risk 7305 if proven seamless