PM M4 Powder Metallurgy High-Speed Steel Coil from Japan
Powder metallurgy M4 high-speed steel hot-rolled into 800mm wide coils, 2.8mm thick for form tools. Qualifies under HTS 7225.30.51.10 as high-speed tool steel despite PM process, based on final composition meeting US note criteria. Used in precision machining.
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
• PM process documentation needed but classification based on final chemistry, not production method
• Measure coil width precisely; 599mm would change heading entirely