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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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