AISI 1045 Hot-Rolled Rectangular Steel Bar from China

Hot-rolled rectangular steel bar made from nonalloy steel with 0.45% carbon content, measuring 50mm x 25mm cross-section. Classified under HTS 7214.91.0060 as other bars of iron or nonalloy steel, rectangular (not square) cross-section, containing 0.25-0.6% carbon, not further worked beyond hot-rolling. Used in machinery manufacturing for structural components.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

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
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

Import Tips

Provide mill test certificate verifying carbon content between 0.25-0.6% and nonalloy composition to avoid reclassification

Measure cross-section precisely; square or near-square profiles shift to different subheadings within 7214

Confirm no further working (polishing, coating) occurred post-hot-rolling to maintain classification