Galvanized Steel Pipe Elbow from Mexico
A 90-degree elbow fitting made from nonalloy steel with a galvanized coating for corrosion resistance, used to connect pipe sections in plumbing systems. It falls under HTS 7307.99.50.45 as a tube or pipe fitting of iron or nonalloy steel, not specified elsewhere in the tariff schedule. Commonly used in residential and commercial water supply lines.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
54.3%
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
• Verify galvanization does not alter classification; remains under nonalloy steel if base material qualifies
• Provide mill test certificates confirming nonalloy steel composition to avoid reclassification as alloy steel