Chrome-Moly Alloy Steel Flat-Oval Tube from Japan
Welded flat-oval profile tubes of 4130 chrome-moly alloy steel, 2.5 mm wall, for bicycle frame prototypes. Classed in 7306.69.70 for thin-walled, noncircular welded alloy steel. Distinguishes from sports equipment finished goods.
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
9903.05.900%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
• Certify chrome-moly composition per ASTM specs; photograph cross-sections
• Pitfall: declaring length affecting 'tube vs profile' but form governs