C1018 Free-Machining Steel Cold-Finished Dowel Pin Stock from Japan
C1018 with free-machining additions, cold-finished to +0.001/-0 tolerance for dowel pin stock in 3/8 inch diameter. HTS 7215.10.00 for nonalloy free-cutting steel bars cold-formed only. Used by manufacturers turning precision alignment pins.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Ultra-precise tolerances common; docs must show stock vs finished dowel distinction
• Length declarations important; short pieces risk reclassification as wire
• No duty allowance for surface rust per Chapter 72 note