Cold-Finished 0.5% Carbon Steel Shaft 100 mm Diameter from Japan
A cold-finished round bar of nonalloy steel containing 0.45% carbon by weight, with a 100 mm diameter cross-section, used in heavy machinery shafts. Classified under HTS 7215.50.0063 due to its cold-formed finish, carbon content between 0.25-0.6%, and diameter 76-228 mm. Not further worked beyond cold-finishing per chapter notes.
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
• Provide mill test certificate verifying carbon content 0.25-0.6% and nonalloy composition; ensure diameter measured at thickest point; avoid classifying as hot-rolled if cold-finished surface present