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Axle Steel Billet 0.40% C

Semifinished billets for railway axles containing 0.40% carbon. HTS 7207.20.00 as nonalloy steel semifinished >0.25% C with controlled phosphorus/sulfur. High toughness requirements.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+75.0%75%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+50.0%50%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+50.0%50%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+50.0%50%
🇯🇵JapanFree+50.0%50%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

8607.19.03Lower: 50.4% vs 75%

If finished axles

Completed railway axles classified as railway parts in Chapter 86.

7207.12.00Same rate: 75%

If some axle specs lower carbon

Certain axle steels formulated <0.25% C for machinability.

7224.90.00Same rate: 75%

If alloy axle steel

Chromium-moly axle steels classified as alloy semifinished.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Axle steel clean steel practice documentation; AAR/FRA compliance; special packaging prevents surface defects