Welded Steel Model Aircraft Tubes from Japan
Precision thin-wall (<1.65 mm) welded steel tubes for RC model airplane fuselages and struts. Nonalloy steel offers affordable scale modeling strength. Classified HTS 7306.30.10 as small-diameter welded tubes.
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
• Specify hobby/model use; aircraft parts risk aviation regulations
• Very small diameters still qualify if wall <1.65 mm
• Avoid pre-bent tubing, classified as toy parts