D2 High-Speed Steel Precision Sheet from Mexico
D2 semi-high-speed steel precision-ground sheet 500 mm x 1.2 mm for dies. HTS 7226.20.00.00 applies to high-speed steel flat-rolled <600 mm despite borderline composition.
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 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
• Precision-ground surfaces may trigger 'further worked' review—declare as rolled
• D2's 12% Cr composition borderline; have note (e) compliance ready
• FOB vs CIF valuation critical for thin high-value sheets