CPM Rex 121 High-Speed Steel Plate from Germany
CPM Rex 121 powder metallurgy high-speed steel plate, 300 mm width x 3 mm thick for shear blades. HTS 7226.20.00.00 covers high-speed steel flat products <600 mm wide, meeting note (e) criteria with exceptional wear resistance.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Powder metallurgy doesn't change classification; focus on final alloy composition documentation
• Plates ≥3 mm thick still qualify as flat-rolled if rolled on four faces
• Avoid declaring as 'universal mill plate' (note b) which requires specific rolling process