M42 High-Speed Steel Hot-Rolled Coil from Japan
Cobalt-bearing M42 high-speed steel coil, 7 mm thick and 750 mm wide, hot-rolled for drill bit stock. Classified in 7225.30.11.10 due to high-speed steel properties (1.1% C, 3.75% Cr, 9.5% Mo, 1.5% V, 1% Co).
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
• High-speed steel requires proof of red-hardness elements; retain foundry analysis reports
• Avoid classification disputes by documenting absence of further working (no enameling/varnishing)
• Check for high-strength steel specs which could shift to 7225.11 if yield strength exceeds 355 MPa