440C Stainless Steel Tool Sheet from Japan
440C high-carbon martensitic stainless tool steel sheet, 800 mm width, 2.5 mm thick, hardened to 58 HRC. HTS 7219.90.00.80 as other stainless flat ≥600 mm, meets tool steel note (e)(i) >1.2%C +10.5%Cr but flat form. For bearings/knives.
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
• Confirm tool steel composition per note (e); hardness certification; not interchangeable with razor blade steel