12L14 Hexagonal Free-Machining Steel Bar from Canada
Hexagonal profile bar in 12L14 steel grade with minimum 0.15% lead addition for superior chip-breaking during machining. Cold-drawn to hexagonal shape and size without additional surface treatments. Classified under 7215.10.00.10 as cold-formed free-cutting nonalloy steel containing lead.
Duty Rate — Canada → 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
• Verify exact lead percentage via spectrometry certificates; confirm no heat treatment or plating occurred post-cold-forming; separate shipments if mixed with lead-free grades to avoid reclassification