Welded Steel Guardrail Hollow Profile from China
Circular welded steel tube, 168 mm OD and 2.8 mm wall, used in highway guardrail systems. It qualifies for HTS 7306.30.50.90 as an 'other' welded pipe of iron/nonalloy steel with the required OD range and minimum wall thickness.
Duty Rate — China → United States
75%
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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 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
• Submit DOT-compliant specs if for U.S. highways to preempt end-use questions
• Document weld seam quality; poor welds risk rejection as 'not similarly closed'
• Avoid bulk packaging over 10 tons per container to prevent overweight duty adjustments