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Highway Guardrail Roll Forming Line from Japan

Industrial production line forming W-beam highway guardrails from steel coil through precision profile rollers creating the characteristic wave pattern. HTS 8462.22.00.50 covers this profile forming machine for safety barrier flat metal products.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Provide AASHTO M180 compliance documentation for produced guardrail profiles

• Include post-punch and hole pattern specifications typical for guardrail systems

• Declare full line components (uncoiler, roll former, cutter) for proper valuation