O1 Tool Steel Hot-Rolled Coil from Japan
Hot-rolled O1 oil-hardening tool steel coil (0.9% C, 1% Mn), 8 mm thick, 1800 mm wide, for cutting tools and fixtures. HTS 7225.30.11.80 applies to this other tool steel coil, qualifying via note (e)(iii) with ≥0.85% C and 1-1.8% Mn.
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
• Document Mn and C content precisely; O1 steel's classification hinges on note (e)(iii) manganese range
• Verify width ≥600 mm—narrower products shift to Chapter 72 strip provisions
• Avoid phosphatizing/phosphatizing treatments pre-entry; counts as 'further worked' per chapter note