U.S. exports of Iron & Steel Seamless Tubes, Pipes & Hollow Profiles (NES) (SITC 67917) totaled $1.5M in August 2026.
Importers of Iron & Steel Seamless Tubes, Pipes & Hollow Profiles (NES) paid $343K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 52.31% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Iron & Steel Seamless Tubes, Pipes & Hollow Profiles (NES) imports of $659K in August 2026 ran 18% below the year-to-date monthly average of $808K.
Last updated: August 2026 dataServing as the catch-all residual for iron and steel seamless hollow products that do not fit stainless, alloy, or other dedicated subheadings, this category captures plain carbon steel seamless tubes used across construction, mechanical engineering, and general industrial applications. The breadth of the NES designation means that classification disputes often arise when a product's carbon content or dimensional specification edges toward a more specific provision. Section 232 tariff measures apply to these imports, and importers should maintain mill certificates and chemical composition records to support the classification and any exclusion claims.
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Mill test certificates showing chemical composition, mechanical properties, and dimensional specifications are essential. These records demonstrate that the product does not meet the criteria for a more specific subheading (such as stainless or alloy) and support any Section 232 product exclusion applications or CBP audit responses.
Seamless and welded tubes are classified in separate SITC subheadings and often carry different antidumping order coverage. Some antidumping orders specifically target seamless products from particular origins while leaving welded equivalents unaffected, or vice versa. Confirming the production method on the mill certificate is therefore a compliance step, not merely a technical detail.
Basic heading 67917 · $1.5M of $13.0B
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Exports · August 2026
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Mexico and Canada together take 46% of it.
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12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $10.0M of Iron & Steel Seamless Tubes, Pipes & Hollow Profiles (NES) and exported $19.0M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.