430 Stainless Steel Razor Blade Production Wire from Japan
Ferritic 430 stainless steel wire <0.25 mm diameter for razor blade strip feedstock, meeting chapter note (d) razor blade steel specs. Under HTS 7223.00.10.16 as round stainless wire not further worked. Certified for blade manufacturing with controlled chromium content.
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
• File entry certification per note (d) stating use in razor blade manufacture
• Monitor chromium content (not over 14.7%) via certified lab analysis