GCr15 Ball-Bearing Steel Hot-Rolled Strip
GCr15 Chinese-standard ball-bearing steel, hot-rolled into flat products under 4.75 mm thick and 700 mm wide, used for precision bearing components. Meets HTS 7225.40.51.30 as 'other alloy steel' of ball-bearing quality, hot-rolled, not coiled, per exact U.S. Note (h) elemental requirements.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If tool steel but not ball-bearing quality
Other tool steels (e.g., high-speed or die steel) without ball-bearing's low impurity limits go to general tool steel.
If further worked (e.g., polished surface)
Chapter note defines 'further worked' like polishing, moving to Chapter 72 worked steel plates.
If semi-finished (thickness >4.75 mm or not flat-rolled)
Semi-finished steel products heading for thicker or non-flat forms before hot-rolling completion.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide origin-specific mill certificates translating GCr15 to U.S. ball-bearing steel equivalence for CBP review
• Confirm not in coils and width ≥600 mm; coiled products shift to 7208 or 7225.30 headings
• Test for 'further worked' surface treatments; even phosphatizing disqualifies from this not-further-worked subheading
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