5182 Aluminum Beverage Can Body Stock from Mexico
5182 alloy aluminum sheets, 0.28 mm thick, rectangular format for high-strength two-piece beverage can bodies. HTS 7606.12.3045 applies as unclad alloy can stock ≤6.3 mm, optimized for necking and pressure resistance in canning lines.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
53%
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
• Provide OEM specifications confirming 'body stock' designation from can makers like Ball or Crown
• Check for cladding; clad products shift to 7606.12.45xx subheadings