M2 High-Speed Steel Hot-Rolled Sheet from Japan
Flat-rolled M2 high-speed steel sheet, hot-rolled, not in coils, 600 mm wide and 3 mm thick, used for cutting tool blanks. Classified under HTS 7225.40.5110 as flat-rolled alloy tool steel of high-speed steel, thickness under 4.75 mm, not further worked than hot-rolled. Meets Chapter 72 definitions for tool steel with specific alloy compositions exceeding standard carbon and chromium thresholds.
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 certificates confirming high-speed steel composition per US Note (e), including tungsten, molybdenum, and vanadium levels
• Ensure product is truly hot-rolled only (no polishing, coating, or cold reduction) to avoid reclassification under further worked provisions