12L14 Hexagonal Free-Machining Steel Bar from China
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 — 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 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
• 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