Foam-Core Steel Sandwich Panel from Mexico
Flat-rolled steel sheets sandwiching a foam core, used for lightweight structural panels in construction and RV manufacturing. Classified under HTS 7326.90.86.10 due to the non-metallic foam core between two or more steel sheets.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
52.9%
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 core material analysis (e.g
• polyurethane foam density) to substantiate non-metallic core claim for proper duty assessment
• Label panels clearly as 'laminated steel with non-metallic core' to prevent reclassification as Chapter 73 unfinished plates
• Watch for undervaluation pitfalls; declare full panel value including core to avoid penalties