O1 Tool Steel Hot-Rolled Sheet from Japan
O1 oil-hardening tool steel hot-rolled sheet, 2.8 mm thick x 700 mm wide, for gauges and fixtures. HTS 7225.40.51 applies to this flat-rolled tool steel not further worked than hot-rolled, width ≥600 mm, thickness <4.75 mm. Qualifies under tool steel note (e)(iii) with ≥0.85% C and 1-1.8% Mn.
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
• Include heat analysis certificate proving tool steel elements per U.S
• Note (e)
• Measure width precisely; products 599 mm wide reclassify to 7226.91 series
• Ensure no cold-rolling occurred, as that would be 'further worked' under Chapter definition