Precision Cold-Drawn 1040 Steel Shafting Bar from Mexico
1040 carbon steel bar (0.37-0.44% C, but high-carbon variants ≥0.6%), precision cold-drawn for rotating shafts. Under HTS 7215.50.00.90 as cold-finished nonalloy bars ≥0.6% carbon, other shapes.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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
• Exact carbon assays required—borderline cases need wet chemistry analysis
• Pitfall: declaring as 'high-strength steel' per note (a) without yield proof