AISI 1045 Hot-Rolled Steel Round Bar from Mexico
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 — Mexico → 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 of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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