Welded Rectangular Steel Tubing 2x1 Inch from China

This is a welded hollow profile of noncircular rectangular cross-section (2 inches by 1 inch) made from nonalloy steel with a wall thickness of 2 mm, used in structural frameworks for machinery guards. It falls under HTS 7306.69.5000 as it is a welded tube of iron or nonalloy steel with noncircular cross-section and wall thickness less than 4 mm. The open-seamed or welded construction distinguishes it from seamless pipes.

Duty Rate — China → United States

17.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)

Import Tips

Verify wall thickness and cross-section dimensions with caliper measurements to confirm <4mm and noncircular profile for accurate classification

Provide mill test certificates (MTC) proving nonalloy steel composition (max 0.25% carbon) to avoid misclassification as alloy steel

Avoid common pitfalls by distinguishing from circular welded pipes in 7306.30, which have different rates; label as 'hollow profiles' in documentation