Hydraulic Cylinder Barrel Alloy Steel Tube from Mexico
Precision welded circular tube of alloy steel for hydraulic cylinder barrels, wall thickness over 1.65 mm, with smooth internal bore for piston operation. Under HTS 7306.50.50 as welded, thick-walled alloy steel tube, 'other' category for industrial fluid power applications.
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
• Hone finish specs and roundness tolerances should be noted in invoices for accurate valuation
• Distinguish from finished cylinders; bare tubes stay in Chapter 73, not 84
• Pre-validate alloy content to dodge reclassification as carbon steel under 7306.30