Cast Iron Guide Rolls for Rolling Mills from Mexico
Chilled cast iron rolls used as guide rolls to align and edge-control metal strips entering work roll stands in rolling mills. Falls under HTS 8455.30.00 as rolls for rolling mills. These provide precise lateral guidance without imparting finish.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.12, 9903.82.17 and 9903.85.68, derivative aluminum and steel articles with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (f) 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
• Specify 'guide rolls' vs 'work rolls' in documentation with groove pattern diagrams
• Include foundry test certificates showing chilled iron microstructure
• Avoid common pitfall of classifying as plain castings without rolling mill context