304 Stainless Steel Welded Tube 25.4mm OD from Japan
A welded stainless steel tube of 304 grade with 1 inch (25.4 mm) outside diameter and wall thickness of 2 mm, used in food processing equipment. It falls under HTS 7306.40.5080 as it is a welded tube of circular cross section, stainless steel, OD ≤114.3 mm, wall ≥1.65 mm, not specifically enumerated elsewhere. This classification applies to such structural tubing components.
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
9903.03.060%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 stainless steel grade certification (e.g
• 304/316) and exact OD/wall measurements to confirm HTS 7306.40.5080 classification
• Provide mill test reports (MTRs) showing chemical composition and weld integrity to avoid reclassification as seamless