Hot-Rolled Low-Carbon Steel Shafting Bar 1-1/2 Inch Round from Japan
Round shafting bar 1-1/2 inch diameter, hot-rolled from nonalloy low-carbon steel (<0.25% C), straight and not machined. HTS 7214.99.0060 for other low-carbon hot-rolled bars used in machinery.
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
• Specify 'merchant quality' not 'shafting grade' if turned/ground (would be 7214.99.50)
• Straightness tolerance docs prevent rejection as irregular
• Carbon analysis critical - slight overage reclassifies entire entry