D2 Tool Steel Flat Bar from Japan
A rectangular cross-section flat bar made from D2 tool steel (high-carbon, high-chromium alloy steel) with a width at least four times the thickness, used for making cutting tools and dies. Classified under HTS 7224.90.0025 as semi-finished tool steel of rectangular shape meeting the width-to-thickness ratio. Meets tool steel definition with over 1.2% carbon and over 10.5% chromium.
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
• Provide mill test certificate confirming tool steel composition per US note (e.g
• >1.2% C, >10.5% Cr for D2)
• Verify dimensions meet 'width at least four times thickness' via caliper measurements before entry
• Avoid classifying as finished if further machining required; semi-finished status affects duty