Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Bar for Tool Handles from Japan
Rectangular hot-rolled mild steel flat bar, 50 mm wide by 3 mm thick, used as blanks for hammer and axe handles. HTS 7211.19.2000 applies to this nonalloy steel product: width <300 mm, thickness >1.25 mm, no further working beyond hot-rolling, not clad/plated/coated.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
50%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide exact dimensions certified by producer; CBP measures actual vs. nominal sizes
• Nonalloy confirmation critical—test for chromium/molybdenum per tool steel/high-strength notes