Welded Steel Guardrail Tube from Japan
Circular welded steel tube with thick walls over 1.65 mm, used in highway guardrails for safety barriers. HTS 7306.30.50 covers this as other nonalloy steel welded tubes of circular section, excluding specialized casing or tubing. Provides high impact resistance.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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 test reports for tensile strength and wall thickness to meet DOT standards and HTS criteria
• Avoid describing as 'line pipe' in docs to stay in 'other tubes' category