Steel Wool Soap Pads from Mexico
Fine steel wool pads impregnated with soap for cutting grease and grime on cookware. Classified under HTS 7323.10.00.00 as iron or steel wool scouring pads for kitchen household use. The soap enhances cleaning but the primary function is mechanical scouring.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) 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
• Disclose soap content accurately; excessive soap may trigger Chapter 34 review
• Ensure packaging labels it as a scouring pad, not a detergent, to maintain classification
• Test for steel wool fineness under 16mm wire dimension per Chapter 73 notes