Welded Steel Fence Post Pipe from Mexico
A welded circular steel pipe with an outside diameter of 150 mm and wall thickness of 2.5 mm, used for constructing chain-link fence posts. It falls under HTS 7306.30.50.90 as a welded tube of nonalloy steel with specified dimensions exceeding 114.3 mm but not over 406.4 mm OD and wall 1.65 mm or more. The open-seamed or welded construction matches the 'other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles' category.
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
• Verify wall thickness and OD measurements with calipers; customs requires certification for classification under 7306.30
• Provide mill test reports confirming nonalloy steel composition to avoid reclassification to alloy steel headings