SUM22 Free-Machining Steel Coil from China
Hot-rolled, irregularly coiled bars of Japanese SUM22 free-cutting nonalloy steel with optimized sulfur for screw machine operations. HTS 7213.20.0080 covers this as other free-cutting types beyond basic leaded steels. Common in manufacturing of gears, pins, and shafts.
Duty Rate — China → United States
75%
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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 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
• Submit chemical analysis showing sulfur >0.08% typical for free-machining classification
• Confirm product remains 'other' by excluding chipper knife or razor blade steel compositions
• Package coils to prevent deformation that could affect irregular wound classification