S7 High-Speed Steel Tool Blank Sheet from Japan
S7 shock-resisting high-speed steel sheet 250 mm x 2 mm for punch tooling. Classified 7226.20.00.00 for high-speed alloy steel flat-rolled <600 mm, with Cr/V composition per note (e).
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
• Tool blanks without machining remain classified as flat-rolled, not finished tools
• Ensure no heat treatment beyond annealing; hardened steel may need different review
• Bulk packaging ok; retail-packed for consumer tools might face Chapter 82 scrutiny