CPM-M4 Tool Steel Hot-Rolled Sheet from Japan
CPM-M4 powder metallurgy tool steel hot-rolled sheet, 2.5 mm thick, 650 mm wide for wear parts. Under HTS 7225.40.51 as tool steel flat-rolled product meeting Chapter 72 tool steel criteria, hot-rolled not further worked.
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 grades need documentation proving final form meets hot-rolled definition
• Width tolerance ±1% common; document to prevent under-600mm disputes
• Rust on hot-rolled surface normal; no duty allowance per Chapter note