Welded Steel Fence Post Tubing from Mexico
Welded circular steel tubes of nonalloy steel with outside diameter 76 mm and wall thickness 2 mm, used for manufacturing chain-link fence posts. These hollow profiles are open-seamed and welded, fitting the specifications for HTS 7306.30.5057 due to their diameter range exceeding 50.8 mm but not 114.3 mm and wall thickness over 1.65 mm.
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
• Verify wall thickness and outside diameter measurements with calipers to confirm classification in 7306.30.5057; tolerances must meet exact specs
• Provide mill test certificates showing nonalloy steel composition to avoid misclassification into alloy steel headings