O1 Oil-Hardening Tool Steel Billet from Germany
O1 tool steel billets with 0.85-1.0% carbon and 0.9-1.3% manganese per U.S. Note (e)(iii), used as feedstock for forging tools and gauges. HTS 7224.90.0035 covers these semi-finished primary forms of other tool steel.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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 of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include heat analysis certificates specifying manganese and carbon levels for tool steel validation
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests further processing; maintain evidence of semi-finished state