S45C Free-Cutting Steel Cold-Drawn Bright Bar
S45C Japanese free-cutting carbon steel cold-drawn to bright finish in 50mm round bars for automotive and machinery parts. HTS 7215.10.00 applies to nonalloy free-cutting steel not further worked beyond cold-finishing. Excellent balance of strength and free-machining characteristics.
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If polished bright finish
Polishing explicitly listed as 'further worked' in Chapter notes.
If chipper knife steel composition
Specific alloy tool steel note (f) changes classification.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• 'Bright bar' must be cold-drawing result only; polishing constitutes further working
• Japanese standards require JIS certification matching AISI free-cutting equivalents
• Check carbon content; higher levels may border alloy classification
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