Narrow Cold-Rolled Steel for Tool Manufacturing Blanks

Cold-rolled nonalloy steel blanks 1.4 mm thick, 200 mm wide, 0.22% carbon for stamping into hand tool components. No plating or cladding applied. Correctly classified under 7211.23.60.30 for thick low-carbon cold-rolled flats.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

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

7212.50.00.00Same rate: 35%

If silicon-electrical steel

Special silicon content for electrical uses shifts to specific further-worked subheadings.

8205.59.10.00Higher: 42.2% vs 35%

If processed into tool parts

Semi-finished tool steel products classify by end-use in Chapter 82.

7216.10.00Same rate: 35%

If in irregular shapes

Profiles or U/I/I/C shapes from cold-rolled stock move to 7216.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Specify 'blanks not further worked' to distinguish from finished tools or coated stock

Carbon analysis report essential; borderline 0.25% levels require arbitration

Width measurement critical; 600 mm boundary affects heading choice

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