CPM Rex 121 High-Speed Steel Plate from Mexico
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 — Mexico → 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 of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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