Cold-Reduced 430 Stainless Steel Structural Tube from China
1-inch OD cold-reduced welded tube from 430 stainless (16.5% Cr but statistical break at <15% dry weight basis), 2 mm wall, for furniture frames and supports. Under HTS 7306.40.50.42 for low-chromium stainless, circular welded, cold-formed profiles over 1.65 mm wall.
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
9903.05.900%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
• Dry weight chromium certification essential; moisture in samples can skew percentages
• Specify 'hollow profile' if non-round, but circular confirmed here