Thin-Wall Steel Bike Frame Tube from Mexico
Welded nonalloy steel tube for bicycle frames, 25mm diameter, 1.4 mm wall thickness (<1.65 mm), circular cross section, butted ends for lightweight construction. Used in entry-level bike manufacturing. HTS 7306.30.10.90 for other thin welded tubes.
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
• Document butting process and wall thickness variation with section analysis to prove <1.65 mm max
• Include buyer letters confirming frame tube end-use to prevent bicycle parts reclassification
• Avoid pre-mitered ends; unfinished tubes stay in tube headings vs fabricated parts