7208.27.00.45 - Other

This HTS category, 7208.27.00.45, classifies "Other" high-strength steel flat-rolled products. These are hot-rolled, not clad, plated, or coated, with a width of 600 mm or more, and a thickness of less than 3 mm. The "Other" designation signifies that these particular high-strength steels do not meet the specific criteria outlined in statistical note 4 to chapter 72, which defines "advanced" or "ultra" high-strength steels.

The key distinction of this category lies in its exclusion of specific advanced or ultra-high strength steels. While both this category and its sibling (7208.27.00.40) deal with high-strength steels meeting the same dimensional and processing criteria, the sibling category is reserved for those steels explicitly defined by statistical note 4. Therefore, 7208.27.00.45 captures high-strength steels that, while possessing enhanced mechanical properties compared to standard hot-rolled steel, do not reach the advanced or ultra levels described in the statistical note.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories. Classification within this specific code hinges on the steel meeting the general requirements for hot-rolled, pickled flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, in coils, less than 3 mm thick, and of a width of 600 mm or more, specifically exhibiting high-strength characteristics that do not qualify for the more narrowly defined "advanced" or "ultra" high-strength categories outlined in the relevant statistical notes.