12L14 Lead-Bearing Steel Flat Bar for Machining from Canada
Flat hot-rolled bar of 12L14-grade free-cutting steel containing over 0.1% lead by weight, optimized for automatic lathes and screw machines in producing shafts and pins. Classified in HTS 7214.30.00.10 as nonalloy free-cutting steel bars, hot-rolled without further working. The lead acts as a lubricant during cutting operations.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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
9903.05.900%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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Use standardized grade names like 12L14 in entry docs, backed by compositional analysis showing lead content
• Confirm no 'further working' per Chapter 72 note (coatings/polishing would shift to 7215)
• For flat bars, measure thickness/width to distinguish from plates if exceeding bar dimensions