12L14 Lead-Bearing Steel Flat Bar for Machining from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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