Lead-Free Cutting Steel Round Bar 12L14 from Germany
A 1-inch diameter round bar made from 12L14 free-cutting steel containing by weight 0.1 percent or more of lead for improved machinability. This nonalloy steel bar is cold-finished to precise tolerances without further surface working. It falls under HTS 7215.10.00.10 due to its lead content and cold-formed production process.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Provide mill test certificates verifying lead content ≥0.1% by weight; ensure documentation confirms cold-finished state without further working like polishing; watch for reclassification if lead content falls below threshold