17-4 PH Stainless Steel Cold-Drawn Flat Bar from Japan
Cold-drawn flat bar from 17-4 PH precipitation hardening stainless steel containing about 10% nickel. Fits HTS 7222.20.00.73 as cold-formed stainless bar with 8-24% nickel, no further working. Used in aerospace structural components for strength and corrosion resistance.
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
• Include heat treatment certification confirming cold-formed state only; declare exact Ni content accurately
• Pitfall: heat-treated after cold-forming may qualify as further worked