SAE 12L14 Leaded Free-Cutting Steel Cold-Finished Square Bar from Japan
SAE 12L14 free-cutting steel contains lead and sulfur for chip-breaking during machining, cold-finished into 3/4 inch square bars with bright surface finish. HTS 7215.10.00 covers these nonalloy free-cutting steel products not further worked than cold-formed/finished. Widely used for automatic screw machine parts.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document lead content explicitly (0.15-0.35%) as it defines free-cutting status; CBP may test samples
• Ensure bars exceed 1.5mm thickness if claiming certain duty treatments; provide gauge measurements
• Separate shipments of leaded vs non-leaded free-cutting to prevent averaging composition issues