Welded Steel Guardrail Hollow Profile from Mexico
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 — 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
• 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