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 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
• 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