Galvanized Steel Guardrail Spacer Pipe with Coupling from Mexico
Circular welded steel tube (45 mm OD, 2.5 mm wall), galvanized for outdoor durability, includes swage coupling for highway guardrail spacing. HTS 7306.30.50.26 applies due to nonalloy steel, welded circular section, galvanization, and coupling inclusion within size limits. Used in road safety infrastructure.
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
• Include AASHTO M180 compliance docs for highway use to facilitate customs clearance
• Measure and certify OD precisely, as exceeding 50.8 mm shifts to adjacent subheading
• Watch for Section 232 tariffs on steel products regardless of HTS specifics