Thin-Wall Steel Tent Pole Tubes from Mexico
Welded nonalloy steel tubes with walls under 1.65 mm for budget camping tent poles. Circular profile resists bending under fabric tension. HTS 7306.30.10 for thin-wall welded hollow profiles.
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
9903.05.900%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
• Ship uncut lengths; shock-corded sections become parts of tents (9406)
• Confirm no aluminum alloy mix, which changes classification entirely
• Ferrule ends acceptable if not pre-assembled