52100 Chrome Steel Cold-Reduced Bearing Sheet from Japan
Precision cold-rolled 52100 chrome steel sheet, 1200mm x 2.5mm, engineered for ball bearings with exact ball-bearing steel alloy per US note (h): 1.03-1.08% C, 1.45% Cr typical. HTS 7225.50.11.30 covers this wide format tool steel not further worked than cold-rolled. Primary feedstock for aerospace and automotive bearing rings.
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
• ASTM A485/A295 test reports essential to prove tool steel/ball-bearing qualification
• Prevent misclassification as razor blade steel (note d) by confirming width >23mm and Cr content
• Maintain coil integrity during transit; damage claims denied per Chapter note on rust