Welded Alloy Steel Square Hollow Section from Japan
ERW welded square hollow structural section (HSS) from alloy steel grades like A500 or A513, used in construction frameworks and machine bases. Fits 7306.90.5000 as other hollow profiles of alloy steel, distinct from circular pipes.
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
• Provide welding process certification (ERW vs spiral) and yield strength data for structural compliance
• Declare cross-sectional shape and wall thickness accurately to differentiate from Chapter 73 bars
• Avoid undervaluation by specifying alloy premium over base steel pricing