Mercer stages imported steel and aluminum inputs through the Pacific Northwest gateway, holding tariff-exposed metal in Class 3 bonded storage between receipt and production. Duty is deferred until the material is withdrawn for U.S. consumption.
Steel and aluminum carry some of the heaviest tariff exposure of any imported input, and they often sit between arrival and a production run. Paying duty the moment metal lands ties up capital long before it earns anything.
Metal arrives at Seattle or Tacoma; we handle drayage and any CBP exam on-site.
Stage tariff-exposed inputs in Class 3 bond — duty deferred until you draw the material.
Withdraw against the production schedule and deliver regionally.
Put the whole flow with one accountable partner — from the terminal to the final mile — and reclaim the time and capital lost to coordinating separate vendors.
Yes. Class 3 bonded storage holds imported steel and aluminum in-bond for up to five years, with duty deferred until the material is withdrawn for U.S. consumption.
Duty is assessed only when the material is withdrawn for U.S. consumption; metal re-exported in the same condition may never incur U.S. duty.
Tell us what you’re importing and our Fife dispatch team will scope it — usually within one business day.
