310S Stainless Steel Bright Bar 15mm from Japan
'Bright' cold-drawn 310S heat-resistant stainless bar with 19-22% nickel, 15 mm round section. Classifies in HTS 7222.20.0043 as cold-finished stainless <18 mm, 8-24% Ni, for furnace parts (note: bright finish typically not 'further worked' unless polished).
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
• 'Bright bar' must be verified as cold-finished only; any burnishing/polishing = further worked
• Heat-resisting steels per US Note (g) still classify by nickel % in this subheading
• Rust/discoloration doesn't reduce duties per Chapter note; import clean stock