D2 Tool Steel Hot-Rolled Coil from Japan
Hot-rolled coil of D2 tool steel (1.5% C, 12% Cr), 6 mm thick and 1500 mm wide, used for making shear blades and punches. Classified under HTS 7225.30.11.80 as flat-rolled alloy tool steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, in coils, thickness over 4.75 mm, other than specific described types. Meets tool steel definition with >1.2% C and >10.5% Cr per chapter note (e).
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 chapter note (e) to avoid reclassification
• Ensure thickness ≥4.75 mm and width ≥600 mm measured per HTS specs; common pitfall is edge trimming disqualifying coil status
• Declare exact alloy analysis; US note requires certification for tool steel elements like C and Cr content