Steel Frame Casting for Hot Rolling Mill from China
A large steel casting forming the main frame of a hot rolling mill stand, weighing 45 tons, designed to withstand extreme pressures during metal deformation. It falls under HTS 8455.90.40.00 as a casting for machines of heading 8455, specifically for metal-rolling mills, and weighs less than 90 tons individually.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
Import Tips
• Verify the casting weighs less than 90 tons individually via certified weight certificates to avoid reclassification to other subheadings
• Provide detailed engineering drawings and mill specifications to confirm use exclusively for 8455 machines during customs review
• Ensure material composition documentation (e.g
• steel alloy specs) to distinguish from unfinished castings under Chapter 73