AISI 1045 Hot-Rolled Steel Round Bar from China
AISI 1045 is a medium carbon steel (0.43-0.50% carbon) supplied as hot-rolled round bars, not further worked beyond hot-rolling. It falls under HTS 7214.99.0075 because it contains 0.25% or more but less than 0.6% carbon by weight and is a nonalloy steel bar without additional processing like cold-drawing or surface treatment.
Duty Rate — China → United States
75%
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
9903.91.0125%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
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 mill test certificates confirming carbon content between 0.25-0.6% and nonalloy composition to avoid reclassification
• Ensure bars are truly 'not further worked' – no polishing, coating, or cold-finishing, as these shift to 7215 or higher
• Declare exact dimensions and cross-section; rectangular bars over certain sizes may fall under different subheadings