SUM22 Free-Cutting Carbon Steel Coil from Japan
Hot-rolled SUM22 (S22C equivalent) free-cutting steel in irregularly wound coils, with optimized sulfur and phosphorus for machining. HTS 7213.20.00 applies to this nonalloy free-cutting steel per official chapter definitions. Common in automotive shafts and hardware components.
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
• Match Japanese JIS G3507 specs in entry docs; segregate from standard carbon steel to prevent commingling misclassification; comply with Buy America certifications if for U.S. infrastructure projects