US Steel Tubes Furniture Frame Mexico from Germany
Welded steel tubing fabricated in US for office furniture frames, assembled in Mexico with fittings and powder coating. US tubes retain identity through assembly. Duty-free 9802.00.80.46 note 7(b)(ii).
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• US mill test certificates for steel tubing chemistry
• Powder coating classified as painting incidental operation
• Welding vs tube forming operations differentiated