A2 Tool Steel Hot-Rolled Coil Sheet from China
A2 air-hardening tool steel coil, 3.8 mm thickness, 700 mm width, solely hot-rolled. Under HTS 7225.30.51 as alloy tool steel with 0.3-1.2% carbon and 5% chromium meeting Chapter 72 note (e)(ii).
Duty Rate — China → United States
75%
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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 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
• Submit detailed alloy composition report; CBP verifies against tool steel criteria strictly
• Avoid common pitfall of edge trimming counting as 'further worked'; declare as-rolled state
• Check for high-strength steel misclassification if yield strength exceeds note 72(a) thresholds