Lead-Free Cutting Steel Coil for Fastener Manufacturing
Hot-rolled steel bars and rods in irregularly wound coils, classified under HTS 7213.20.00.10 as free-cutting steel containing by weight 0.1 percent or more of lead to enhance machinability. This nonalloy steel is specifically formulated for high-speed automatic machining operations in producing bolts and screws. The lead addition improves chip breaking and surface finish during cutting processes.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If containing indentations, ribs, or deformations
Concrete reinforcing bars and rods with deformations produced during rolling fall under 7213.91 as specified in U.S. note (c)
If not in irregularly wound coils but straight lengths
Hot-rolled bars and rods of free-cutting steel in straight lengths are classified under 7214.91 rather than coiled form
If alloy steel rather than nonalloy steel
Similar free-cutting steel compositions meeting alloy steel definitions move to Chapter 72 alloy headings
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify lead content certification through mill test reports to confirm ≥0.1% by weight; Ensure chemical composition documentation matches free-cutting steel definition; Watch for reclassification if lead content falls below threshold
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