S45C Free-Cutting Steel Cold-Drawn Bright Bar from China
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.
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 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
• '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