Welded Alloy Steel Oval Tubing 60x40mm from Japan
Oval-shaped welded tube from alloy steel, 60 mm major axis by 40 mm minor axis, 2.5 mm wall thickness, ideal for automotive exhaust components and handrails. HTS 7306.69.70.60 applies for its noncircular oval profile, welded construction, alloy steel base, and sub-4 mm walls. Distinguished from pipes by noncircular section.
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
• Include hydrostatic test reports if pressurized use claimed, though not required for classification
• Check for anti-dumping duties on certain alloy steel tubes from specific countries
• Pitfall: mismeasuring oval axes leading to circular classification