Alloy Steel Welded Oval Tubing from China
Welded oval cross-section tubes from chrome-moly alloy steel, thin wall <4 mm, used in automotive exhaust prototypes. HTS 7306.69.70 covers welded noncircular hollow profiles of alloy steel with specified thinness. Differentiates from circular or seamless ovals.
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
• Provide engineering drawings showing noncircular profile; ensure no internal stiffeners affecting classification
• Avoid pitfall of declaring as 'pipe' which implies circular