Hot-Rolled C45 Medium Carbon Steel Rod from Japan
Hot-rolled round rod of nonalloy steel with 0.42-0.50% carbon, 25 mm diameter, suitable for bolts and machinery parts. Classified under HTS 7214.99.00.31 due to its hot-rolled state, specific carbon range, and diameter under 76 mm.
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
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Provide chemical analysis certificate confirming carbon 0.25-0.6% and absence of alloying elements per HTS Chapter 72 notes
• Avoid shipments with any surface treatments (e.g
• phosphatizing); these qualify as 'further worked' and shift classification
• Document hot-rolling process origin; twisted-after-rolling permitted but must not alter basic classification